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.
A
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