You are treating a male patient with a sickle cell crisis. Vital signs are pulse, 124; respirations, 22 breaths/min; blood pressure, 156/92 mmHg; breathing, unlabored; and SpO2, 91%. Which instruction would you provide to other EMTs in the care of this patient?
A) "Let's place the patient on a nasal cannula with 2 lpm of oxygen."
B) "I need someone to administer aspirin so we can thin his blood and get it moving."
C) "The best thing we can do is just to transport the patient to the emergency department."
D) "Remember that using a blood pressure cuff can cause significant bruising."
A) "Let's place the patient on a nasal cannula with 2 lpm of oxygen."
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