A 68-year-old female patient is complaining of a headache and generalized weakness. Her husband informs you that she was with a friend yesterday and was involved in a motor-vehicle collision. She did strike her face on the dashboard, but refused treatment on scene. Her past medical history includes a stroke with right arm weakness and high blood pressure for which she takes medications. When

assessing this patient, which one of the following findings should concern the AEMT MOST?

A) Bruising behind her left ear
B) Complaint of pain when she moves her jaw
C) Contusion to her left cheek area
D) Weakness to the right-hand grip


A

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