If your patient is alone and unresponsive, in order to obtain some form of medical history, you should:

A. ask people in the neighborhood.
B. go through the patient's wallet.
C. search the scene for medication containers or medical devices.
D. search through the patient's bedroom drawers for hidden illegal drugs.


Answer: C. search the scene for medication containers or medical devices.

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