The EMT is correctly calculating a patient's respiratory rate when he or she:

A) asks the patient to describe how he feels when he breathes.
B) obtains a pulse oximetry reading and divides it by 3.
C) assesses the patient for any sign of respiratory difficulty.
D) counts the number of breaths for 30 seconds and multiplies by 2.

D

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