Which of the following groups of activities BEST describes the prehospital management of a patient with epiglottitis?
a. Restrain the patient in a supine position, and intubate immediately.
b. Administer humidified oxygen, allow the patient to assume the most comfortable position, and transport.
c. Administer humidified oxygen for 5 minutes, start a TKO IV if doing this does not increase the patient's distress, and attempt to intubate.
d. Administer humidified oxygen, establish an IV with LR wide open, allow the patient to assume the most comfortable position, and transport.
b
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