You have arrived on scene to find a 32-year-old male patient who complains of rapid breathing, light-headedness, tachycardia, and numbness and tingling to his lips and hands. Family on scene report that he had just received bad advice from his attorney about a pending divorce when the symptoms started. The patient denies chest pain as well as any other past medical history. His pulse is 124, respirations are 52 breaths/min, and his blood pressure is 158/68 mmHg. What is your first course of action in treating this patient?
A) Apply a nonrebreather face mask with low-flow oxygen, allowing the patient to rebreathe his exhaled carbon dioxide
B) Monitor for spasms of the hand muscles and administer nitroglycerin
C) Instruct the patient to close his mouth and breathe through his nose
D) Have the patient breathe into a paper bag for approximately 5 minutes
C) Instruct the patient to close his mouth and breathe through his nose
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