The burden of disease is growing as well as the prevalence, with more individuals requiring assistance in the form of canes, walkers, wheelchairs, or other medical equipment.

A fire is discovered on the twelfth floor of a structure. An arriving engine company proceeds to the seventh floor of the structure and connects 150 feet of 1 3/4-inch hose to the standpipe outlet and proceeds to the eighth floor to attack the fire. The hoseline is equipped with a fog nozzle set to flow 125 gpm. Determine the total pressure loss due to friction and elevation pressure at the

standpipe system fire department connection. (Use the rule-of-thumb for friction loss in the standpipe system.) What will be an ideal response?

An employee of a nursing home is injured on the job while lifting patients. She believes her back has been injured, but not badly. What is the initial action she should be taking after hurting her back.

A. Tell her coworkers to call an ambulance. B. Report the injury to a supervisor. C. Report the injury to the Workers' Compensation agency. D. Report the injury to the human resources department. E. Wait 24 hours; it may just be temporary.