The EMT is correctly assessing a 2-year-old male patient who is unresponsive after being assaulted by the mother's live-in boyfriend when he:

A) Checks the patient's brachial pulse
B) Recognizes a respiratory rate of 30 breaths per minute as abnormal
C) Takes the time to get a blood pressure
D) Checks capillary refill time to help determine perfusion

D) Checks capillary refill time to help determine perfusion

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Which of the following patients is at HIGHEST risk for a pressure injury?

A) An obese patient B) A bedridden patient C) A hypertensive patient D) A patient with diabetes

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