You Are the First to Arrive on the Scene of a Motor

question 48

Multiple Choice

You are the first to arrive on the scene of a motor vehicle collision. The scene size-up reveals a tanker truck on its side with an unresponsive driver in the cab. Multiple bystanders are around the cab waving for you to come over and help the driver. Your immediate action should be to:

• A) order the bystanders away from the truck.
• B) determine what material the truck is carrying.
• C) assess and extricate the patient.
• D) make certain the tanker is not leaking.

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