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A 60-year-old man presents with a severe right-sided headache. He is conscious and alert. As you are assessing him, he tells you that the left side of his body feels weak. His blood pressure is 190/100 mm Hg, pulse is 88 beats/min, and respirations are 14 breaths/min. His past medical history includes diabetes, arthritis, and hypertension. You should be MOST concerned with:

A) his blood glucose level. B) the presence of hemiparesis. C) his current blood pressure. D) the location of his headache.

Which of the following is a correct action to take at a trench cave-in rescue?

a. begin shoring & stabilizing as soon as the victim's air supply has been established b. remove spoils from the trench lip c. keep personnel back from the cave-in site d. approach from the wide end of the trench