It is very important to remove needles, or similar items, found in the vicinity of any patient recovering from syncope, because ____.
A. if a patient feels unsteady they could accidentally injure themselves by knocking into those objects
B. the sight of those objects may cause the patient to re-experience syncope
C. if the patient vomits those objects will become contaminated
D. in rare instances the patient may become severely agitated during recovery and it is best to remove any potential weapons
Answer: B
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