A health-care professional who works under the direction of a physician and manages emergencies that occur away from the medical setting is a(n) 

A. emergency medical technician.
B. surgeon's assistant.
C. radiation therapy technologist.
D. pathologist assistant.


A. emergency medical technician.

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A. status B. condition C. diagnosis D. procedure

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