Which of the following patients should NOT have their airway opened using a head-tilt, chin-lift maneuver?
A) A homeless person of undetermined age found lying unresponsive in an alley with no bystanders.
B) A 35-year-old diabetic woman who is in the driver's seat of the car in her driveway, who becomes unresponsive while speaking to her husband.
C) A 50-year-old woman who choked on a piece of food while dining in a restaurant and was lowered to the floor by a waiter.
D) A 25-year-old man who is still unresponsive after a grand mal seizure.
Question 2
Your patient is a 36-year-old female, conscious and alert, sitting at her desk and complaining of a rash and itchiness after taking a sulfa antibiotic. Physical examination reveals warm and dry skin, urticaria on her chest and back, lung sounds that are clear and equal bilaterally. HR = 100, BP = 132/78, RR = 14, SaO2 = 98. Which of the following is the most appropriate treatment for this patient?
A) Oxygen via nasal cannula, IV crystalloid solution, 5 mg epinephrine IV, 25 mg diphenhydramine IV
B) Transport only
C) Oxygen via nonrebreather mask, IV crystalloid solution, 25 mg diphenhydramine IV
D) Oxygen via nonrebreather mask, IV crystalloid solution, 0.3 mg epinephrine SC, 25 mg diphenhydramine IV, albuterol 2.5 mg via nebulizer
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