You have been called for a 31-year-old male who experienced sudden left lower quadrant pain while lifting and moving a friend's couch to an upstairs bedroom. The EMT would recognize this history as suggestive of what type of abdominal injury?

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The sudden onset of pain while lifting and moving something heavy is suggestive of a hernia, particularly an inguinal hernia. Cholecystitis typically presents with pain in the right upper quadrant, while appendicitis presents with pain in the right lower quadrant. Aortic aneurysm may present with abdominal pain, but sudden onset and associated activity are not typically described.

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