A patient has been shot in the abdomen. Assessment reveals that the bullet entered the body in the right upper quadrant and exited the lower right back. Given this finding, the AEMT should assume which of the following organs may have been injured?
A) Stomach, gall bladder
B) Liver, gall bladder, left kidney
C) Liver, gall bladder, right kidney, small intestine
D) Liver, gall bladder, right kidney, small intestine, spleen
C
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