By entering into a contractual relationship with a health care provider, the person requiring medical attention becomes the:

a. defendant.
b. principal.
c. patient.
d. agent.

c

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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

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You are providing care to a patient with a thermal burn injury. The patient has been removed from the source of the burn. You prepare to act, focusing on which of the following as the priority?

A) Covering the burned area B) Minimizing shock C) Cooling the burned area D) Maintaining body temperature

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