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NREMT Advanced EMT Practice Test #3

Category - EMT-I/99

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Tony was stabbed in the back on the left side, but complains about pain in the stomach area. What type of pain is Tony having?
  1. Main pain
  2. Referred pain
  3. Suspect pain
  4. Secondary pain
Explanation
Answer - B - When a patient feels pain away from the injury site, it is termed referred pain. This can be observed in patients that are experiencing cardiac arrest, but complain of jaw or arm pain or when splenic pain is referred to pain in the left shoulder and testacies.
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