Firefighters have pulled a middle-age man from a burning bedroom. The patient is unresponsive and has obvious deformity to his left ankle. His respirations are rapid, stridorous and shallow. Your partner inserts an oropharyngeal airway and begins ventilating the patient with a bag-valvemask. Which one of the following actions would you perform next?
A) Check the patient's breath sounds.
B) Instruct your partner to hyperventilate the patient.
C) Assess the patient's carotid pulse.
D) Find out how long the patient was in the burning structure.
Question 2
You are teaching some EMRs to use the Jump START system of triage. Which one of the following comments made by an EMR requires you to intervene and provide corrective instruction?
A) I like the Jump START system since it uses the same categories of assessment as the START system of triage.
B) The Jump START system is very effective since it allows me to take two minutes to assess the patient.
C) The Jump START system allows me to classify the patient according to his ability to ambulate, his breathing, perfusion, and mental status.
D) If we have a young child injured in a multiple-casualty incident, I will use the Jump START system to triage him.
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