During a secondary search, a firefighter should:
A. work independently to cover the area faster.
B. search the structure quickly for rekindled fire.
C. not remove SCBA, even if building appears free of smoke.
D. volunteer to conduct search, even after participating in primary search.
C
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You are dispatched to a private residence for a sick person. When you arrive you are told by the patient that due to the snow storm yesterday he missed his scheduled appointment at the dialysis center and is not feeling well. Your assessment does not reveal anything remarkable outside of the fact that he has missed his dialysis. Which of the steps below would NOT be part of your care?
A) When you obtain vital signs, obtain a blood pressure on an arm that does not have a fistula. B) Assess the ABCs. C) Place the patient in a supine position. D) Administer oxygen at 15 lpm by nonrebreather mask.
You are assisting a patient with her metered-dose inhaler (MDI). In an effort to determine the exact name of the medication, it would be best for the EMT to:
A) ask the patient the name of the medication. B) contact and describe the MDI to medical direction. C) look up the medication using the Physician's Desk Reference (PDR). D) find the medication name on the label on the metered dose inhaler.