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A practitioner can tell that he or she is pressing on a nerve when the client reports

a. numbness, sharp pains, or prickly pins-and-needles sensations. b. dull, achy pains that gradually dissipate with petrissage strokes. c. pointed, local pain that refers to another part of the body. d. numbness or tickling pain that lightly burns when stretched.

Which one of the following statements made by a patient's family member would cause the AEMT to suspect that a patient is suffering from hypovolemic shock?

A) "He has been taking an antibiotic for a chest cold." B) "He got up this morning and was having a hard time breathing." C) "He cannot stop throwing up." D) "He has had a rash for the past three days."