Upon your arrival at the scene of a patient with severe abdominal pain, an Emergency Medical Responder tells you that he is concerned because the patient's blood pressure is 146/88 mmHg and the patient has no history of high blood pressure. He states that it may be a good idea to treat the patient for hypertension as well as the abdominal pain. Your best response would be:
A) "Thank you, you are right. We will call for ALS assistance right away."
B) "That is concerning. We will have to see if anyone has blood pressure pills the patient can take."
C) "Sometimes pain can naturally increase the blood pressure. I will take another reading so we can compare it with the baseline reading."
D) "If the patient does not have a history of hypertension, then we will have to transport using lights and sirens."
C) "Sometimes pain can naturally increase the blood pressure. I will take another reading so we can compare it with the baseline reading."
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