You are dispatched to a psychiatric emergency for a 68-year-old male. Dispatch provides no other information and, when questioned by you, they do not have any more information. Although all steps are important in dealing with this situation, which step is the MOST important?

A) Primary assessment B) Scene size-up
C) Vital signs and SAMPLE history D) Secondary assessment

B

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A) Medication overdose B) Organophosphate C) Envenomation D) Illicit drug overdose

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A) Alpha1 antagonists B) Alpha1 agonists C) Alpha2 agonists D) Beta2 agonists

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