An elderly female fell down three steps and now complains of back pain. After performing the primary assessment, which question would be most important to ask first?

A) "Did you become dizzy and fall or slip and then fall?"
B) "Why did you not use the ramp on the other side?"
C) "Do you have a history of high blood pressure?"
D) "Which medications are you taking?"


A) "Did you become dizzy and fall or slip and then fall?"

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