Author Question: You are accompanying a team of hikers up a high mountain. The next morning you are summoned to a ... (Read 45 times)

JGIBBSON · **on:** Jul 2, 2018

You are accompanying a team of hikers up a high mountain. The next morning you are summoned to a tent and find one of the climbers confused and complaining of a headache. His airway is patent and his respirations are adequate. He has no medical history and was in good health until found ill this morning by his friend. Suspicious of high-altitude cerebral edema (HACE), which of the following actions should you take?

a. Immobilize the patient.
b. Provide high-flow oxygen.
c. Insert an oropharyngeal airway.
d. Administer oral glucose.

Question 2

The concentration of oxygen at sea level is approximately:

a. 35 percent.
b. 43 percent.
c. 40 percent.
d. 21 percent.