You respond to a boat dock for a diving injury. You find a 24-year-old male patient unresponsive with frothy blood in the mouth and lung sounds absent on the right side. The patient is breathing 28 times a minute. The patient's friends state they were diving when he unexpectedly came out of the water complaining of chest pains and then collapsed. What is your first action?
A) Place the patient on high-concentration oxygen by bag-valve mask.
B) Place the patient on high-concentration oxygen by nonrebreather mask.
C) Suction the airway.
D) Insert an oropharyngeal airway.
C
You might also like to view...
Define an endangerment site, provide several examples, and discuss their relevance to massage
What will be an ideal response?
The glucose concentration in normal cerebrospinal fluid is:
A. Usually less than 30 mg/dL. B. 60–75% of the plasma glucose concentration. C. Equal to the plasma glucose concentration. D. Usually greater than 100 mg/dL.
While treating a seizing patient, it is LEAST important for the EMT to determine:
A. If the patient is breathing adequately. B. If the airway is patent. C. The cause of the seizure. D. If the area is free from objects that may injure the patient.
What was the purpose of the creation of the Uniform Anatomical Gift Act?
A. To allow individuals to donate their bodies to science after death. B. To allow physicians to use organs as they see fit. C. To allow individuals to donate body parts for money. D. To allow individuals to bid on donated organs. E. To allow medical schools to purchase organs.