Which of the following incidents is the EMT legally required to report to law enforcement?

A) Your patient is an 18-year-old college student who has been consuming large amounts of alcohol at a fraternity party.
B) Your patient is a 12-year-old male who fell from his bicycle, breaking his left arm, and tells you his parents are at work.
C) Your patient has facial and head injuries and states that her husband beat her with a telephone receiver.
D) You suspect the wife of the patient you are treating for chest pain has been smoking marijuana.


C

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