There Has Been an Explosion at a Local Chemical Plant

There has been an explosion at a local chemical plant.  A private car arrives at the emergency department with 4 victims whose clothes are saturated with a strong-smelling liquid.  The victims are wheezing.  The nurse should implement which intervention first?

A) Assessing the clients' respiratory systems
B) Decontaminating the clients
C) Donning personal protective equipment
D) Providing oxygen by nasal cannula

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