If you are taken hostage, it is MOST important to:
A) assure the captor that you are a paramedic and that you can help.
B) control the instinctive anger that occurs when you are physically abused.
C) take advantage of the fact that the captor is usually as surprised as you are.
D) consider the safety of any other hostages and communicate with your captor.
Answer: B) control the instinctive anger that occurs when you are physically abused.
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