As you approach the scene of a mass casualty situation in a downtown office building, you note the slight odor of almonds as you see many victims in the lobby lying unconscious with no apparent injury. Your BEST actions should be:
A) remain upwind, away from the site, as this is possibly an asphyxiant.
B) immediately extricate the nearest victim to an area of safety.
C) administer a Mark I kit to all victims within the first five minutes.
D) note the odor and continue with triage of all victims.
Question 2
The AEMT would recognize which one of the following statements as the BEST example of the use of a weapon of mass destruction?
A) Death of 49 people in a crowded mall following intentional infection with unknown bacteria.
B) Death of 57 following nighttime tornadoes that have struck a suburban area.
C) Accidental release of radioactive gas from a nuclear power plant that has impacted thousands of people.
D) Death of 25 following an explosion in an industrial plant caused by faulty wiring.
Approach used to determine the evolutionary relationships among many animal species using molecular
A Mass-Loss Star
Building competency in patient centered care
Role-Playing a Situation in Which a Patient Is from Another Culture
The DNA from one chromosome has a mass of ~20 billion Daltons