You have arrived at the scene where a tractor-trailer overturned into a small ravine adjacent to the freeway. As you exit the ambulance and are donning your gloves, the driver of the truck approaches and informs you that he was hauling radioactive medical wastes and warns you that there is a car underneath the overturned trailer. Given this situation, what should you do immediately?
A) Move the ambulance upwind and uphill of the scene
B) Position the ambulance in front of the vehicle to block oncoming traffic
C) Attempt to identify the material and type of rays being emitted
D) Determine whether any radioactive material has been released
A) Move the ambulance upwind and uphill of the scene
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