The prehospital nurse is screening victims of a store robbery that resulted in several people being injured. Of those injured, the nurse should encourage which of the following to seek additional care at the nearest emergency department?
1. Elderly male who was knocked unconscious
2. Teenage female who took cover under a shelving unit
3. Middle-age female who crouched down in a corner of the room
4. Male in his mid-20s who had several light boxes of products fall on him while the robbers ran through the store
Elderly male patient who was knocked unconscious
Rationale: The patient who will most likely need to be seen in the emergency department is the elderly male who was knocked unconscious. The female teenager, middle-age female, and male in his mid-20s did not experience any injuries needing further evaluation or stabilization.
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