Granular conjunctivitis: ________

The EMT would recognize which patient as suffering from multisystem trauma?

A) A pregnant female with a single gunshot wound to the head B) A 43-year-old male with extremity trauma and shock from an MVC C) A 66-year-old female with a deformed arm after having a syncopal episode D) A 23-year-old female with a fractured clavicle sustained in a soccer game

Your presence is requested by law enforcement to assess a 33-year-old female who was sexually assaulted. The patient is conscious and obviously upset. As you are talking to her, you note an impressive amount of blood on her clothes in the groin area. Her blood pressure is 98/58 mm Hg, her pulse is 130 beats/min, and her respirations are 24 breaths/min. You should:

A. visualize the vaginal area and pack the vagina with sterile dressings. B. allow her to change her clothes and take a shower before you transport. C. arrange for a rape crisis center representative to speak with the patient. D. control any external bleeding, administer oxygen, and transport at once.