What Patient Should the EMT Be Most Suspicious of Having

question 91

Multiple Choice

What patient should the EMT be most suspicious of having a spontaneous abortion?

• A) 16-year-old, 24 weeks pregnant, with painless contractions
• B) 21-year-old, six weeks pregnant, passing vaginal blood clots
• C) 32-year-old, in third trimester, passing foul-smelling and bloody vaginal discharge
• D) 38-year-old, 36 weeks pregnant, having abdominal pain with painless vaginal bleeding

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