Author Question: A woman has called 911 due to difficulty breathing. As you arrive at the scene, you observe a ... (Read 102 times)

roselinechinyere27m · **on:** Jul 3, 2018

A woman has called 911 due to difficulty breathing. As you arrive at the scene, you observe a dilapidated home with all windows covered and several improvised vents in the roof. The woman comes outside as you approach and says Don't go inside, let's just go to the hospital. As you are loading her into the ambulance you smell a strong chemical smell and see fumes leaving the rooftop vents. How should you proceed?

A) Load the patient into the ambulance and proceed to the hospital.
B) Ask the patient about the chemical smell and ventilating fumes.
C) Enter the house to look for evidence of a drug lab.
D) Load the patient into the ambulance and notify dispatch that there is a suspected drug lab at the location and law enforcement is needed.

Question 2

Lung perfusion depends on all of the following EXCEPT:

A) efficient pumping of blood by the heart.
B) intact pulmonary capillaries.
C) an intact alveolar membrane.
D) adequate blood volume.