When an elderly patient complains of abdominal pain,the EMT should consider this symptom to be:
A) non-life-threatening unless accompanied by other symptoms.
B) cardiac-related until proven otherwise.
C) an indication of a potentially serious problem.
D) related to a gastrointestinal problem.
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