The father of a developmentally challenged 45-year-old male summoned EMS because his son was "not acting right." The patient is awake, but is nonverbal, which is not typical according the father. Your assessment reveals no abnormalities, and vital signs are normal. When calling the chief complaint into the hospital, you would state that the patient:

A) "Has an unknown chief complaint at this time."
B) "Is awake and nonverbal."
C) "Is not acting normally per his father."
D) "Appears to be sick and not feeling well."


C) "Is not acting normally per his father."

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