You have been called for a 31-year-old male who experienced sudden left lower quadrant pain while lifting and moving a friend's couch to an upstairs bedroom. The EMT would recognize this history as suggestive of what type of abdominal injury?

A) Cholecystitis
B) Appendicitis
C) Aortic aneurysm
D) Hernia


D

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A. bearing curtain wall. B. slab and beam frame. C. nonbearing curtain wall. D. flat-slab concrete frame.

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a. axial sections b. carina c. lesion d. mediastinal

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The most serious complication associated with airway suctioning is

A. hypoxemia. B. bradycardia. C. mucosal trauma. D. gag reflex stimulation.

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