You are working in a health care practitioner's office. A child is treated in the office for a stab wound to the arm. In your state, you would most likely be required to:
A) keep this confidential unless the child gives permission to report, according to confidentiality laws
B) report this information to law enforcement, based on mandatory injury reporting laws
C) ask the parents to provide the circumstances surrounding the incident and chart it
D) remind the health care practitioner that the incident should be reported
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