You have been dispatched to a residence for a 14-year-old female complaining of abdominal pain. As you enter the living room, you see the conscious patient lying on a couch with her father and an Emergency Medical Responder at her side. Which one of the following actions would be most appropriate to perform first?

A) Determine the chief complaint.
B) Ask her father to leave the room.
C) Introduce yourself and your partner.
D) Get permission to treat the patient.


C

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