Author Question: The fire department has requested your assistance at a residence where the family's carbon monoxide ... (Read 74 times)

frankwu · **on:** Jul 3, 2018

The fire department has requested your assistance at a residence where the family's carbon monoxide (CO) detector has been going off. Of three patients, you first assess a 28-year-old female who states she has a sinus headache but otherwise feels fine. Her vital signs are: pulse 90, respirations 16, blood pressure 118/60 mmHg, and SpO2 100. Given these assessment findings, you should immediately:

A) inform her that the CO detector has malfunctioned.
B) administer high-concentration oxygen.
C) call for advanced life support assistance.
D) recheck the oxygen saturation on the patient's opposite hand.

Question 2

Pop-off valves should be functional when ventilating the pediatric patient:

A) to avoid overinflation of the lungs. B) to avoid barotrauma to the lungs.
C) to avoid causing a pneumothorax. D) None of the above