On what patient should the EMT perform a rapid head-to-toe secondary assessment, as opposed to a focused secondary assessment?
A) 22-year-old male who is alert and oriented with a deformed ankle that occurred when he tripped playing basketball and landed hard
B) 36-year-old construction worker who was shot in the hand with a nail gun; the nail remains impaled in his hand and bleeding is minor
C) 24-year-old male with stable vitals who is alert and oriented and is complaining of chest pain secondary to a motor vehicle collision in which the passenger was killed
D) 46-year-old roofer with a history of coronary heart disease, complaining of a burn to his left lower leg after being splashed with hot tar
C
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