This episode discusses the confusion that can occur when the information you gather during size-up do not fit your expectations of what you thought you were going to see or hear.
Length: 35 minutes
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This episode chronicles an event where responders were managing two cardiac arrest calls in a hotel room. Initial response teams did not consider the possibility of carbon monoxide as the potential cause and the outcome was confusion and it almost led to a catastrophic outcome for the response teams.
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Safety Dance (1982)
Men Without Hats
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