Your patient is a 45-year-old man with extensive blunt trauma to the face. He has decorticate posturing in response to pain; weak, irregular respiratory effort at 6 per minute; and a heart rate of 50 with a good radial pulse. The patient appears to have nasal and mandibular fractures, and an oropharyngeal airway is insufficient to keep the tongue from the posterior pharynx. Which of the following has the most potential to negatively impact the patient?
A) Retrograde intubation
B) Oral intubation under direct laryngoscopy
C) Nasotracheal intubation
D) A non-visualized dual-lumen airway
Question 2
Which of the following is NOT required for the patient being rescued?
A) Foot protection
B) Hearing protection
C) Protective blankets
D) Eye protection
Patient Position for Posterior Percussion
Old man face
Face muscles
Providing patient education
Sample new patient registration form.
Causes of Trauma Deaths by Approximate Percentage