On arrival at a tailgate party in a parking lot near a college, you observe a crowd around a young man who is seizing. As you get equipment from the ambulance and make your way to the patient, his friends tell you that the patient has been up all night "partying" by drinking alcohol and smoking crack cocaine. At the patient's side, you note that he is no longer seizing, but is unresponsive and has snoring respirations. His respirations are labored at 16 breaths/min and his radial pulse is strong. His skin is cool and diaphoretic. Friends also inform you that he has diabetes; about an hour ago, they heard him say that he thought his blood sugar was becoming low. Which of these interventions would most likely be included in your care?

Question

A) Open the airway, provide oxygen, and administer oral glucose
B) Open the airway, check the blood glucose level, and administer oral glucose
C) Insert an oral airway, provide positive pressure ventilation, and administer oral glucose
D) Open the airway, provide oxygen, and give rapid transport to the hospital

Answer 1

D) Open the airway, provide oxygen, and give rapid transport to the hospital