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

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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

Explanation / Answer

When a 34 year old man says he is chocking, encouraging him to cough is recommended. Since the person is able to speak chocking is mild. Hence coughing can promote the expulsion of the obstructed object through the mouth. Stridor is caused due to such obstacles in the mouth. As the person is able to cough , he can be encouraged to do the same.

If the person is unable to breathe or speak, then abdominal thrust is recommended. Suctioning the airway will not be that much effective. Self administered inhaler may further make the foreign body to move inside and this may be fatal.

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