The EMT should avoid focusing all of his or her attention on a single critical patient during the triage process because:
A: three EMTs are required to effectively manage a critical patient.
B: the patient will most likely die before he or she can be transported.
C: all of his or her supplies will likely be depleted on that one patient.
D: other patients may die of problems that may have been corrected
Answer: D: other patients may die of problems that may have been corrected
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