A 47-year-old male client with unresolved hemothorax is febrile, with chills and sweating. He has a nonproductive cough and chest pain. His chest tube drainage is turbid. A possible explanation for these findings is:

Any material that has come in contact with blood or body fluids is treated as personal protective equipment ____________________

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You are teaching a group of firefighters who are taking classes to become Emergency Medical Responders. The topic is artificial ventilation with the bag-valve mask (BVM). Which point related to use of the BVM is it important to emphasize?

A) It is better to ventilate too quickly than too slowly B) Maintaining a good mask-to-face seal is difficult C) The BVM is useless unless it is hooked to supplemental oxygen D) The bag must be fully squeezed to give the proper amount of volume with each breath