You have been asked to assist an 80 year old resident of a nursing home who is hyperventilating. You want to to be sure she does not faint and lose consciousness. What are you going to do to help this individual?
What will be an ideal response?
Answer: When a patient is hyperventilating, it leads to wash out of carbon dioxide from the body and can lead to fainting and loss of consciousness... So in order to prevent the excess wash out of carbon dioxide from the body, it is advisable to patient to breathe in and out slowly through a plastic bag so that the patient can take the carbon dioxide which the patient released and prevents the wash out of carbon dioxide from the body
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