Which One of the Following Patients Would the EMT Recognize

question 47

Multiple Choice

Which one of the following patients would the EMT recognize as suffering from an evisceration injury?

• A) Female with a large flap of skin that has been torn loose from her scalp
• B) Male patient with a knife impaled in this right upper abdomen
• C) Male patient with a loop of intestine protruding from an open surgical wound
• D) Female shot in the chest with "bubbling" coming from the wound as the patient breathes

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