You are assessing a 68-year-old woman with shortness of breath. Your assessment reveals crackles in all quadrants of the lungs as well as some swelling of the ankles. As you take her vital signs you see that she is becoming anxious and her breathing is becoming more shallow. Which of the following should you do?
A) Increase her oxygen flow to 15 lpm via nonrebreather.
B) Apply continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP).
C) Give her another albuterol treatment.
D) Start an IV and consider giving her a fluid bolus of 500ml.
Question 2
The AEMT should perform an urgent or emergency move when the:
A) patient shows no compromise of airway, breathing or circulation.
B) patient is stable but in a lot of pain.
C) scene contains an immediate threat to the crew or patient.
D) crew has another emergency call holding.
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