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3. First-aid instructions usually advise against moving an accident victim, because movement can__________ an injury*atrophydeploredeprivationexacerbateimperativemitigateobjectivepanaceaunprecedentedutilitarian

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  1. First-aid instructions usually advise against moving an accident victim, because movement can__________ an injury*atrophydeploredeprivationexacerbateimperativemitigateobjectivepanaceaunprecedentedutilitarian
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The correct answer is "exacerbate". In the context of first-aid instructions, movement can exacerbate, or worsen, an injury.

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