Acert is searching for survivors in a building after an electrical storm. the door to one of the rooms that the team needs to search is closed. some of the cert members think they smell smoke. before entering the closed room, what should the cert members do?

a) cover their mouths and noses to keep from inhaling smoke
b) touch the door handle to feel if it’s hot
c) feel the closed door with the back of the hand, from the bottom up
d) have a fire extinguisher ready before opening the door

c) Feel the closed door with the back of the hand, from the bottom up

Explanation:

The Community Emergency Response Team is a team that is in charge of helping the community in case of emergencies and know how to act in case of all the casualties that can occur, when a member or a CERT is searching for survivors in a building after an electrical storm, he should check and feel the closed door with the back of his hand from the bottom up to see if it is hot, or if there is fire inside.

answer: b. complete secondary assessment (detailed physical exam).

after you finished the primary assessment, you must proceed with the assessment by performing a complete detailed physical examination.

this secondary assessment includes a focused on patient’s history, vital signs and a specific and rapid examination of the entire body especially on the injuries acquired from the motor vehicle accident and the patient’s medical complaint.