When intubating using a lighted stylet, you see a dim, indistinct light in the throat. You have MOST likely intubated the:

Your group of climbers has reached an elevation of 8,500 feet. One of the climbers is increasingly short of breath and now has audible chest congestion. Your party has a limited supply of oxygen, which you immediately apply to the climber at 15 LPM via a nonrebreather mask. Based on your assessment that the climber has HAPE, you recognize that the next necessary treatment is:

a. a rapid descent of at least 1,500 to 3,000 feet. b. to administer diuretics such as Diamox to reduce the patient's pulmonary edema. c. to get the patient to a physician who can administer dexamethesone. d. to place the patient in the shock position.

Approximately how many individuals died of COPD in the United States in 2008?

a. 145,000 b. 210,000 c. 550,000 d. 1,000,000