It Is Very Important to Remove Needles, or Similar Items

question 2

Multiple Choice

It is very important to remove needles, or similar items, found in the vicinity of any patient recovering from syncope, because ____.

• A) if a patient feels unsteady they could accidentally injure themselves by knocking into those objects
• B) the sight of those objects may cause the patient to re-experience syncope
• C) if the patient vomits those objects will become contaminated
• D) in rare instances the patient may become severely agitated during recovery and it is best to remove any potential weapons

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