When an elderly patient complains of abdominal pain, the EMT should consider this symptom to be:
A) an indication of a potentially serious problem.
B) non-life-threatening unless accompanied by other symptoms.
C) related to a gastrointestinal problem.
D) cardiac-related until proven otherwise.
A
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Indicate whether the statement is true or false
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