On Scene, a Paramedic Directs You to Help Another EMS

question 37

Multiple Choice

On scene, a paramedic directs you to help another EMS crew with a patient who was hit by a passenger van that ran into a crowd. As you approach the patient, what scene size-up clue seemingly indicates that the patient is suffering from traumatic asphyxia?

• A) Wound to the chest making a sucking sound
• B) Abdominal bruising and distention
• C) Bluish discoloration to the neck and face
• D) Bilateral femur deformity

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