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which patient would be classified as “immediate” during MCI? A 25 year old with

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which patient would be classified as “immediate” during MCI?

A 25 year old with open fibula fracture and a GCS of 14

A 75 year old female with cool, pink, diaphoretic skin

A 40 year old male with a respiratory rate of 32 and unstable pelvis

An 8 year old female with no respirations after 5 positive pressure ventilations

An adult is breathing at a rate of 6 breaths per minute. You should

Apply supplemental oxygen via nasal cannula

Closely monitor the patient’s respirations.

Ventilate the patient via bag-valve mask

Apply high concentration oxygen via nonrebreather mask.

A 56 year old female is struggling to breathe and has audible wheezes. She is unable to hold up her head or follow commands. What should you do.

Place her in a supine position and assist her ventilation

Obtain a baseline set of vitals and a pulse oximetry reading

Insert a nasopharyngeal airway and apply a non-rebreather mask

Visually inspect the airway for foreign body obstructions

A 20 year old female is unable to catch her breath. After a minor car crash. She has numbness in and tingling to her hands and face. Vital signs are P118, R24

Insert an OPA

Apply high-flow oxygen by non-rebreather mask

Give her a paper bag to breathe into

Assist her ventilations with a bag-valve mask

A 34 year old man is saying he is choking. You note stridor and hoarseness in his voice

Suction the airway

Perform abdominal thrusts

Assist him in self- administering his inhaler

Encourage him to cough

A 28 year old patient is experiencing dyspnea and wheezing. Which medication should you request from medical control?

Epinephrine auto-injector

Albuterol inhaler

Sublingual nitroglycerin

High-flow oxygen

An 18 year old febrile patient complains of malaise for several days. He is taking an oral antibiotic for an upper respiratory infection. Vital signs are bp 128/72, P118 and weak, R22 with rhonchi

Bronchitis

Sepsis

Pneumonia

Tuberculosis

Explanation / Answer

Answer 1) The patient would be classified as “immediate” during MCI if, A 25 year old with open fibula fracture and a GCS of 14. Victim havinf life threatning condition during MCI.

Answer 2) Ventilate the patient via bag-valve mask.

This technique allows for oxygenation and ventilation of patient, until a more definitive airway can be established.

Answer 3) Insert a nasopharyngeal airway and apply a non-rebreather mask.

Answer 4) Assist her ventilations with a bag-valve mask