When assessing and treating a traumatically injured female in her third trimester of pregnancy, the EMT must remember which important point?
A) Securing her to a long spine board increases her risk for vomiting
B) The maternal heart rate naturally decreases as the due date approaches
C) Optimal care for the baby will come from caring for the mother
D) An increase in blood volume makes the pregnant woman naturally resistant to shock
C) Optimal care for the baby will come from caring for the mother
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a. incisional b. oral brush c. excisional d. postop
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a. health concerns not related to morbidity b. laboratory results that are definitive c. procedures and services d. signs and symptoms
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