The EMT is correctly assessing a 2-year-old male who is unresponsive after being assaulted by the mother's live-in boyfriend when he:
A) checks the patient's brachial pulse.
B) recognizes a respiratory rate of 30 per minute as abnormal.
C) takes the time to get a blood pressure.
D) checks capillary refill time to help determine perfusion.
D
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