A 7-year-old child has an altered mental status, high fever, and a generalized rash. You perform your assessment and administer supplemental oxygen. En route to the hospital, you should be MOST alert for:

You have been called for a patient with a sickle cell crisis. In reviewing the pathophysiology of sickle cell anemia, you understand that the underlying problem is:

A) the blood is thick and has difficulty circulating. B) there is abnormal hemoglobin formation that cannot carry oxygen. C) the number of white blood cells is abnormally elevated. D) there is a decreased amount of circulating RBCs that do not release O2.

You are working the scene of a collision involving a tractor-trailer that is hauling an unknown chemical. Because no material is leaking from the truck and the scene is safe, the incident commander asks you to get the truck's shipping papers. Where would these most likely be located?

A) Shipping vault on the trailer B) Cab of the truck C) Rear compartment on the tanker D) Electrical box between the tractor and trailer