You have arrived on the scene of an assault in which several people have been injured. You are directed to assist another crew with a patient who has been shot once. As you approach, you are told that the patient is breathing erratically and ineffectively. You observe the patient being ventilated with a bag-valve mask while another EMT maintains her airway with the jaw-thrust maneuver. Based on
your observation, where might you expect that this patient was shot?
A) Head
B) Lower abdomen
C) Leg
D) Pelvis
A
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