Firefighters have just pulled a young woman from a house fire and have laid her on the lawn. The patient is conscious, oriented, and badly burned on the chest, abdomen, and legs. Her clothes are still smoldering. Which action should the EMT take immediately?

A) Place an oropharyngeal airway
B) Determine the body surface area burned
C) Apply oxygen via nonrebreather face mask
D) Pour water on the smoldering clothes

D) Pour water on the smoldering clothes

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