A mutual aid agreement formally defines:
A) how different areas of a common agency will provide support to each other in the event of a man-made or natural disaster.
B) the roles and responsibilities of fire, EMS, and police when a disaster occurs within the jurisdiction that they all serve.
C) the relationship between two or more agencies and the support that those agencies will provide to each other when requested.
D) the strategic positioning of emergency vehicles within a jurisdiction when one or more ambulances in that jurisdiction is dispatched.
Answer: C) the relationship between two or more agencies and the support that those agencies will provide to each other when requested.
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bilaterally. You would: A) administer aspirin, monitor the patient, and transport. B) turn down the oxygen to 2 lpm, monitor, and transport. C) administer patient's MDI and transport to the hospital. D) assist the patient is trying her husband's nitroglycerin.
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