A 20-year-old male has been stabbed in the abdomen. Assessment reveals him to be unresponsive with shallow breathing and a low blood pressure. Which instructions will you provide to your new EMT partner given that the patient has been involved in a crime?
A) "I am not worried about potential evidence. I am just worried about the patient."
B) "Do not worry about documenting the crime scene in your report. The police report will reflect that information."
C) "We are not to move the patient to the stretcher until the police are done photographing the scene."
D) "When cutting his shirt off, make sure not to cut through the area where the knife penetrated."
D) "When cutting his shirt off, make sure not to cut through the area where the knife penetrated."
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A. 57 B. 50 C. 26 D. 22