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
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