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Operator  : Okay. The paramedics are on the way. I want you to stay on the line. I need to ask some
                               more questions.
                      Caller   : Okay.

                      Operator  : Is your friend coughing continuosly?
                      Caller   : Yes yes yes, he doesn't stop coughing.
                      Operator  : Okay. Does he have rapid breathing?
                      Caller   : What?
                      Operator  : Does your friend have short breathing?
                               Is he breathing very quickly?
                      Caller   : I think... I think yes, maybe. Maybe he

                               inhaled  some...  some  smoke  because  he
                               was the... the last person who escaped.
                      Operator  : Does his skin got burnt?
                      Caller   : No... no... no. I think it's okay.
                      Operator  : Is he consious right now?

                      Caller   : Yes... yes for now. But... but I think he... he starts losing his alertness.
                      Operator  : Can you ask him if he has headache and chest pain?
                      Caller   : Okay... okay. I will ask him.
                      Operator  : Don't hang up the phone call. Stay on the line.
                      Caller   : He said... he said that... that he has headache but no chest pain.
                      Operator  : How about you? Are you okay?
                      Caller   : Yes, I'm okay. I was outside actually. I've just arrived and saw the boarding house was on

                               fire.
                      Operator  : Okay, the ambulance is on the way but I need to give some instructions to you right now.
                               Can you do that?
                      Caller   : Yes... yes.
                      Operator  : Move your friend to a location with clean air if he doesn't have physical injury.

                      Caller   : Okay, I'll move him.
                      Operator  : Check his breathing. How is it?
                      Caller   : He has stopped coughing but he still has short breathing.

               1.  In your opinion, does the operator give appropriate respond to the emergency call? Why or why not?
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               2.  If you were the operator, what other questions would you ask to check the patient's condition?
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