You are treating a 32-year-old man who is deaf. You need to find out why he called for an ambulance. What is the BEST way to communicate with this patient?

A) Call for an interpreter to meet you at the hospital.
B) Make sure the patient can see your lips when you speak.
C) Use hand gestures to act out what you are trying to say.
D) Speak very loudly in case he has a little hearing.

B

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