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A natural gas explosion has destroyed an apartment building. At least five occupants have been killed and another 12 injured. You are in charge of triage and are presented with a young woman who is breathing at a rate of 40 breaths per minute. Using the Simple Triage and Rapid Transport (START) system for triaging, you should immediately:
 
  A) place a red tag on the patient and move on to the next patient.
  B) apply oxygen with a nonrebreather face mask.
  C) check for a radial pulse and capillary refill.
  D) start positive pressure ventilation.

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An AEMT is assessing a nine-month-old infant who is not acting right per his mother. Assessment reveals him to be extremely irritable, crying weakly, and shows he does not want to be touched by the EMT. Which one of the following BEST describes this infant's mental status?
 
  A) Verbal
  B) Alert
  C) Crying
  D) Lethargic


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Reply #1 on: Jul 2, 2018
Answer to Question 1

A

Answer to Question 2

B


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Reply 2 on: Jul 2, 2018
Excellent

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