A 42-year-old female patient is lying in bed with anxiety after smoking some bath salts 30 minutes earlier. As you enter the bedroom, which finding poses the greatest danger to rescuers, given the nature of this medication?

A) Respiratory burns from vapors
B) Residual fumes from the drugs
C) Patient aggression or violence
D) Potential explosion from materials

C) Patient aggression or violence

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You respond to a multiple-casualty incident where a tanker truck of ammonia has exploded on the highway. You do not have any additional training in the handling of hazardous materials. Which zone of a hazardous materials incident should you work in?

A) Cold B) Cool C) Warm D) Hot

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An electronic balance can weigh as little as how many milligrams of a substance?

A. 0.1 B. 0.3 C. 0.6 D. 0.9

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