A man staggers into your clinic. He is known to be a heavy cocaine and alcohol user. Part of the clinical data you gather includes a urine sample, which is very dark in color. He complains of weakness and has a "small" seizure when you are with him. You expect that he may have 

A. tetanus.
B. botulism.
C. trichinosis.
D. rhabdomyolysis.


D. rhabdomyolysis.

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Which of the following functions would an emergency medical dispatcher (EMD) perform?

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