A natural gas explosion has destroyed an apartment building. At least five occupants of the building were killed, and another 12 are injured. You are in charge of triage. You are presented with a young woman who is breathing at a rate of 40 breaths per minute after fire department personnel carried her out from the collapse site. Using the Simple Triage and Rapid Transport (START) system for triaging, you should immediately:
A) Place a red tag on this patient and move on to the next patient
B) Start positive pressure ventilation
C) Apply oxygen with a nonrebreather face mask
D) Check for a radial pulse and capillary refill
A) Place a red tag on this patient and move on to the next patient
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