Roles and responsibilities of the AEMT include:
A. performing rapid assessments on all patients.
B. identifying patients who are critically ill or injured.
C. diagnosing a patient's condition based on assessment.
D. providing definitive care for the patient's condition.
Ans: B. identifying patients who are critically ill or injured.
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