When evaluating the mechanism of injury of a car-versus-pedestrian collision, you should first:

A. approximate the speed of the vehicle that struck the pedestrian.
B. determine if the patient was propelled away from the vehicle.
C. evaluate the vehicle that struck the patient for structural damage.
D. determine if the patient was struck and pulled under the vehicle.


Answer: A. approximate the speed of the vehicle that struck the pedestrian.

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