After assessing the following patients, which would the EMT identify as suffering from multisystem trauma?
A) 24-year-old male; slipped on ice; tenderness to the right shoulder
B) 61-year-old male; became dizzy and fell down five stairs; laceration to the head; open fracture to the left lower leg
C) 31-year-old female; large laceration to her leg from a hunting knife; bleeding controlled
D) 89-year-old female fell in a nursing home; hematoma to the back of her head
Question 2
A tip for the physical exam of a young pediatric patient is, if possible, to assess the child while she is:
a. separated from the parent.
b. in the prone position.
c. in the supine position.
d. on the parent's lap.
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