An unresponsive 54-year-old male patient was found by family in his bed. They state that he has not been feeling well and complained of chest pain before going to bed approximately 1 hour ago. According to family, he has no prior medical history and does not take any medications. The primary assessment reveals no life-threatening conditions. When performing the secondary assessment on this patient, the EMT should:
A) Start by examining the patient's head
B) Contact the patient's family doctor
C) Determine whether the chest pain still exists
D) Focus the examination on the chest
A) Start by examining the patient's head
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