When assessing a patient with multiple gunshot wounds, you should:

A. identify the number and location of all wounds.
B. carefully assess the patient to predict the bullet's path.
C. control the bleeding that you see and then transport.
D. distinguish between entrance and exit wounds.


Answer: A. identify the number and location of all wounds.

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