An unconscious client whose identity is unknown is admitted to the emergency department. The most important role the skin of the client plays in helping to identify the client is to determine:
1. The race of the client.
2. The age of the client.
3. Any injuries the client may have sustained.
4. The sex of the client.
The race of the client.
Rationale: The skin can help determine the identity of the patient; in addition to providing fingerprints, the amount of melanin or carotene pigments in the skin provides information regarding race. While changes in the skin that occur with aging may aid in estimating the age of the client, it is only an estimate because there are other external factors that affect the appearance of the skin. Determining the type of injuries sustained may be helpful in providing clues to the person's identity, but is not as significant as race in determining the identity. The skin does not play a role in determining the sex of a client.
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