A patient who does not respond to your questions but moves or cries out when his or her trapezius muscle is pinched, is said to be:
A. conscious and alert.
B. responsive to verbal stimuli.
C. completely unresponsive.
D. responsive to painful stimuli.
Ans: D. responsive to painful stimuli.
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