Storage containers for clean-agent fire-extinguishing systems must be hydrostatically tested every ___ year(s)

A patient informs you that he was recently diagnosed with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), but has yet to develop AIDS. Which one of the following statements is true?

A) Until the patient develops AIDS, he is not infectious. B) Family members should not share his hand towels or utensils. C) The hepatitis B and C vaccines provide the EMT limited protection from transmission. D) Gloves will be enough protection unless body fluids are present.

You are enroute to a home for an 8-year-old with "noisy" breathing and a cough. As you respond, which of the following pieces of advice would you give your partner, a new EMT?

A) "We will need to be careful. Children of this age group tend to throw tantrums, and we could get hurt if we are not careful." B) "The scene probably will be chaotic, so let's just get the patient out to the ambulance and assess him there." C) "Although most children of this age are trusting of authority, let's approach slowly and make the scene work for us." D) "Most children in this age group have a short attention span, so we need to assess him as quickly as possible."