Author Question: You have been called for an elderly female found by family members on the floor of her bathroom. She ... (Read 77 times)

APUS57 · **on:** Jul 3, 2018

You have been called for an elderly female found by family members on the floor of her bathroom. She is unresponsive and has a bruise to the right side of her face. Her respirations are snoring and shallow. Her skin is cool and dry, and she is incontinent of urine. Her daughter tells you that the patient has a past medical history of stroke, COPD, and seizures. Which of the following would be most appropriate when managing this patient's airway?

A) Suction
B) Jaw-thrust maneuver
C) High-concentration oxygen
D) Head-tilt, chin-lift

Question 2

The circumflex is a branch of the right coronary artery.

A) True
B) False