As you assess a very sick 3-year-old patient with a fever, rash, and sore neck, you suddenly suspect he might have meningitis. Your immediate action would be to:

A) Call for paramedic assistance
B) Don additional BSI precautions of a mask and gown
C) Administer aspirin for immediate fever reduction
D) Place a cervical collar on the patient's neck and immediately transport him

B) Don additional BSI precautions of a mask and gown

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A) anterior MI. B) lateral MI. C) inferior MI. D) high lateral wall MI.

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The number of secondary right bronchi isA) 1

B) 2. C) 3. D) 5.

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