Help me with this scenario re: Fire evacuation+ Jcaho related

[raindrop]

We are expecting the J any day now. Chances are, they are going to follow me around the unit. I'm good with any questions related to nursing, but I'm coming up with fire scenarios/questions and I'm stumped on a couple of my own questions, I've asked others and nobody can help, I've researched and I'm not coming up with much. Maybe someone here can help?

Scene 1: you suspect a non-ambulatory patient has had mild smoke inhalation. You get the patient to the "safe area" and you're waiting on the fire department to rescue her. In the mean time, how do you treat her suspected smoke inhalation? Here is what I found: non-rebreather mask at 15 for any carbon monoxide injury. Great. I can easily grab an O2 tank/NRB next to the safe area. But turning oxygen on during a fire is appropriate so long as it's a "safe" zone? Can I throw a non rebreather on her because I assume she had injury, or, are they going to question why I would assume without a pulse ox reading? Is a non rebreather at 15l appropriate for possible smoke inhalation?

Thanks in advance. I doubt if they'll ask me this stuff, but I want to be prepared- not only for them, but just in case in does happen :)

[ProgressiveActivist, BSN, RN]

100% NRM is applied because a smoke inhalation injury means a high risk of carbon monoxide poisoning. Pt must be sent by EMS to the ED for evaluation.