A 49-year-old male has summoned EMS because of a problem with his tracheostomy tube. At the patient's side, you note the tracheostomy tube to be protruding abnormally from the stoma in his neck. Your first action in caring for this patient would be to:
A) gently attempt to reinsert the tracheostomy tube.
B) quickly establish a baseline SpO2 level.
C) establish how the tracheostomy tube became dislodged.
D) evaluate the patient's airway and breathing.
D
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When considering continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP), the patient must exhibit:
A) minor to moderate respiratory distress. B) ability to breathe on his own. C) SpO2 between 90% and 100%. D) inability to maintain his airway.
Droplets usually travel no more than ____________________ feet from the source.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
Write the fractions as a percent. Round off to the closest hundredth. 1/6 =
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
Using an ICD-9-CM code book, select the appropriate code(s) for the diagnostic statements given in the following questions
Subluxation of right hip due to congenital dislocation of left hip