A 1-year-old male is in respiratory distress and wheezing. His pulse is 156 beats/min, respirations are 32 breaths/min, and SpO2 is 95% on 4 lpm of blow-by oxygen provided by on-scene EMRs. His mother denies a medical history for the patient, but states that she has asthma and uses an albuterol inhaler. Given this information, what would be appropriate in the care of this child?
A) Transport the patient in low Fowler's position
B) Contact medical direction for authorization to administer albuterol MDI
C) Add humidification to the oxygen
D) Increase the oxygen to a high concentration through a mask
C) Add humidification to the oxygen
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Fill in the blank(s) with correct word
The discharge disposition is
A) The support system into which the client is being discharged B) The client's attitudes and beliefs about his or her occupational performance C) The final payer of occupational therapy services for that client D) The location to which the client is being discharged
A male patient was found in cardiac arrest by coworkers. On arrival at the scene, you determined him to be in cardiac arrest and started CPR. The AED was quickly placed and you shocked the patient once, restoring a heartbeat. During transport, the patient remains unresponsive, but is breathing and has a pulse. When conducting the reassessment of this patient, which action should you complete?
A) Perform a trauma assessment B) Recheck vital signs C) Remove the oropharyngeal airway D) Obtain a blood pressure every 20 minutes
It is difficult sometimes to distinguish asystole from very fine ventricular fibrillation; therefore, you must always check:
A. two different leads. B. with the physician to identify. C. the PR interval. D. with two different staff members.