An Emergency Medical Responder reports that a male patient, injured while playing football, has bruising to the lumbar area of the back. Based on this statement, the EMT should expect to find bruising in which area? A) Upper back

B) Neck

C) Lower back

D) Buttocks

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Casey

7 August, 02:30

An Emergency Medical Responder reports that a male patient, injured while playing football, has bruising to the lumbar area of the back. Based on this statement, the EMT should expect to find bruising in which area? A) Upper back

B) Neck

C) Lower back

D) Buttocks

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Marely Schaefer · Answer 1

C) Lower back

Explanation:

The lumbar area is located between the chest, the spine and the sacrum. This area corresponds to the lower back and has five vertebrae: L1-L5. According to this, the answer is that based on this statement, the EMT should expect to find bruising in the lower back.

An Emergency Medical Responder reports that a male patient, injured while playing football, has bruising to the lumbar area of the back. Based on this statement, the EMT should expect to find bruising in which area? A) Upper backB) NeckC) Lower backD) Buttocks

An Emergency Medical Responder reports that a male patient, injured while playing football, has bruising to the lumbar area of the back. Based on this statement, the EMT should expect to find bruising in which area? A) Upper back

B) Neck

C) Lower back

D) Buttocks