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Patients with abdominal pain can present a significant challenge to EMS clinicians. An approach that emphasizes immediate consideration of life‐threatening abdominal and extra‐abdominal conditions is imperative. The patient’s history and the location of the pain are the primary determinants of the differential diagnosis. Stabilization of ABCs and restoring hemodynamic stability remain the primary focus of patient management. Controversies in the use of pain medication in patients with abdominal pain and appropriate fluid resuscitation in the face of acute hemorrhage exist. Specific attention to high‐risk populations, including the elderly, women of reproductive age, children, immunocompromised, and bariatric patients, must be exercised.