32 × 104 =

Your patient is a young adult male with a gunshot wound to the left side of his head. He is unresponsive with snoring respirations. He is breathing 6 times per minute with a pulse rate of 52 and a blood pressure of 192/104 mmHg. His radial pulse is strong and his skin is cool, but not diaphoretic. In addition to in-line manual stabilization of the cervical spine, the first intervention for this

patient would be: A) high-concentration oxygen via nonrebreather mask. B) inserting an oropharyngeal airway. C) performing a jaw-thrust maneuver. D) administering positive pressure ventilation.

____ is the absence of heart activity characterized by unconsciousness, apnea, and pulselessness.

A. Hypoperfusion B. Cardiac arrest C. Shock D. Bradycardia