SCENARIOUse this scenario to answer the following question(s).Your patient is a 65-year-old woman from Ecuador. She speaks some English, but not much. She points to her abdomen and says something that you do not understand. Then she begins to cry. Her daughter arrives and asks you what is going on.You radio to the hospital that you are bringing in a patient with pain in the lower right quadrant of her abdomen. You should do all of the following EXCEPT:
A. identify yourself.
B. use your portable radio.
C. tell the patient to speak over the radio to give her symptoms.
D. wait for a break in the traffic before speaking.
Answer: C
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