An unresponsive patient with multi-systems trauma has slow, shallow breathing; weak radial pulses; and severe bleeding from a lower extremity wound. You should direct your partner to:
A: radio for a paramedic ambulance to respond to the scene.
B: prepare the long spine board and straps for rapid spinal immobilization.
C: apply oxygen via nonrebreathing mask while you control the bleeding.
D: assist the patient's ventilations while you control the bleeding.
Answer: D: assist the patient's ventilations while you control the bleeding.
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a. Short-acting adrenergic agent b. Long-acting adrenergic agent c. ?-adrenergic agent d. Mucolytic agent
The dosage and route for arformoterol is
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