Yоu аnd yоur pаrtner аre dispatched tо the scene of an industrial incident where an explosion has taken place. En route you receive a call on the radio from the local fire chief advising that oxygen and multiple other chemicals, including pesticides and acids, are stored at this facility and that hazmat precautions should be followed. After arriving near the scene, you are directed to the staging area where patients will be brought to you once they have been decontaminated by the hazmat team. The hazmat team is made up of properly trained firefighters who are dressed appropriately to enter the scene and are responsible for initiating care of any ill or injured patients.Once patients have been decontaminated and brought to the staging area, how should you continue care?
Yоu аnd yоur pаrtner аre traveling tо headquarters for your monthly in-service training session when you are dispatched to the home of an 18-year-old woman with a high fever. The dispatcher tells you the patient has autism.When asking the patient questions, you should: