Your crew responds to a motor vehicle crash where a four-door pickup truck has crashed into a tree. One man was ejected and is obviously dead and a woman is unconscious still in her seatbelt. You notice a car seat in the back with various toys scattered about the scene. Which of the following is MOST crucial?
A) Call for extrication assistance
B) Contact law enforcement for traffic control
C) Begin searching for additional patients
D) Call for aeromedical transportation
Answer: C
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A) delivery of oxygen to the alveoli to be picked up by the white blood cells. B) adequate number of hemoglobin molecules to carry oxygen to the cells. C) delivery of adequate oxygenated blood to the cells to meet their metabolic needs. D) exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide between the lungs and the blood.
You are at a college football game when a bleacher collapses. Several injured people are walking around with various injuries. Which of the following instructions is most appropriate for these ambulatory patients?
a. "Go outside and wait by the red fire truck in the parking lot." b. "Sit down here so I can do a quick assessment on you." c. "Put this yellow tag on your wrist and go outside to the red fire truck in the parking lot." d. "Leave the football stadium and go to the hospital. Others are hurt more seriously than you."