You have been called to a preschool for a child in seizure activity. On your arrival, staff direct you to a bed in which a 4-year-old boy is lying. Staff state that the child began making funny noises in his sleep then began to seize for approximately 60 seconds. Your assessment indicates that the boy is responsive to painful stimuli and is breathing, but has gurgling sounds coming from the upper airway. His radial pulse is rapid and strong and his skin is cool and diaphoretic. Your immediate action in caring for this child would be to:
A) apply oxygen.
B) place a cervical collar.
C) suction the airway.
D) start positive pressure ventilation.
Question 2
A 23-year-old male has called EMS for swollen lips and hives. As you enter the scene, what observation would make the EMT suspicious that the patient is having an allergic reaction?
A) A glucometer on a table in the living room
B) A new container of penicillin on a table with two pills missing
C) Other family members complaining of similar symptoms
D) A bottle of expired nitroglycerin on the kitchen counter
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