The recommended procedure for locating the site of a fractured rib is to have the patient point to the site of pain after
A) you have systematically palpated each rib on the side of injury.
B) the patient has taken a deep breath.
C) you have lightly depressed the middle of the patient's sternum.
D) you have applied pressure to the chest wall on the uninjured side.
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