A 17-year-old male with cerebral palsy and severe mental retardation fell down five stairs and is crying. To best determine if the patient is in pain, the EMT should:
A) ask the father to ask the patient.
B) thoroughly assess the patient for injury.
C) defer this task to the emergency department.
D) call for advanced life support assistance.
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