The emergency medical technicians (EMTs) arrive at the emergency department with an unresponsive client with an oxygen mask in place. What will the nurse do first?
a. Assess that the client is breathing ade-quately
b. Insert a large-bore intravenous line
c. Place the client on a cardiac monitor
d. Assess for best neurologic response
A
The highest-priority intervention in the primary survey is to establish that the client is breathing adequately. Even though this client has an oxygen mask on, he may not be breathing, or he may be breathing inadequately with the device in place.
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