You are transferring an unresponsive patient from her house to the ambulance on the stretcher. An oral airway has been placed and ventilations with the bag-valve mask are being administered. Suddenly, the patient regains consciousness and starts to gag. Your immediate action should be to:
A) Leave the airway in but stop ventilations
B) Remove the oral airway
C) Suction the airway
D) Reassure and calm the patient
B) Remove the oral airway
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A) Korsakoff's psychosis B) Dry beriberi C) Wet beriberi D) Wernicke's encephalopathy
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a. Nitric oxide c. Helium-oxygen mixture b. Nitrous oxide d. Carbon diox-ide–oxygen mixture
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a. The 24-hr recall b. Usual intake recall c. Food frequency questionnaire d. Food diary
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A. rehabilitation B. screening C. surgery D. adopting health-promoting behaviors E. symptom management