Your patient is a 20-year-old female college student who lives in a dormitory. She complains of weakness, fever, chills, nausea, a rash on her chest, and neck pain. Physical examination reveals warm, moist skin; pain with flexion of her neck; and a petechial rash on her chest. HR = 92, BP = 108/68, RR = 14, SaO2 = 99. Which of the following is most appropriate?
A) Place an N-95 respirator on the patient, transport BLS, notify the hospital before arrival
B) Place a face mask on your patient and yourself, transport BLS, notify the hospital before arrival
C) Administer oxygen by nonrebreather, BLS, and transport
D) Administer O2 via nonrebreather mask, cardiac monitor, IV of normal saline, and transport
Question 2
A 14-year-old boy was thrown from and then stepped on by a horse during a rodeo. He is confused and keeps asking you what happened. He has a cut on the back of his head, and his right arm is deformed and swollen. From this description, you should explain the mechanism of injury as:
A) altered mental status.
B) thrown from and stepped on by a horse.
C) seriously injured.
D) cuts and broken bones.
Patient Position for Posterior Percussion
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An open chamber MRI may be more comfortable for the patient, but images may not be as distinct.
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