You are a member of a disaster team responding to a chemical disaster. You assess the clients in a systematic fashion concentrating on their ability to breathe. When entering the evacuation site, prior to your physical assessment, you should
A) don PPEs.
B) interview the client.
C) report to the "hotzone."
D) request HAZMAT to witness client assessment.
A
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