Your patient is a 45-year-old female who is allergic to sesame ...

[Engineer]

Your patient is a 45-year-old female who is allergic to sesame seeds, which she accidentally ingested when she ate a deli sandwich. She is having difficulty breathing, and she has hives, watery eyes, a weak pulse of 120 per minute, and swelling of the face and tongue. Which of the following is the BEST course of immediate action?
 
  A) Insert an oropharyngeal airway (OPA).
  B) Contact medical control for orders to administer the patient's epinephrine auto-injector.
  C) Transport immediately.
  D) Contact dispatch to see where the closest ALS unit is.

Question 2

Ammonia water is an example of an acidic solution.
 
  Indicate whether the statement is true or false

[6ana001]

Answer to Question 1

B

Answer to Question 2

F

[Engineer]

Excellent

[nanny]

Gracias!