You are called to the home of a 20-year-old male who is depressed. The patient states he is going to kill himself. Your first step in treating this patient after the scene is safe is to:
A. restrain the patient to prevent him from hurting himself
B. ask the patient why he wants to do something so stupid
C. ask the patient how he plans t kill himself
D. turn the scene over to law enforcement
Ans: C. ask the patient how he plans t kill himself
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Record the quotient to two decimal places for 12345/22