Which of the following strategies would you recommend for a patient with a tracheotomy who requires home ventilatory support?

Right to die statutes allow all terminally-ill patients to end their lives through the voluntary self-administration of lethal or illegal medications, expressly prescribed by a physician for that purpose

a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false

You have applied the AED's electrodes to an obese male patient in cardiac arrest. When you press the analyze button, the AED gives you a "check electrode" message. In looking at the patient, which of these factors would most likely be responsible for this message?

A) Obese chest and abdomen B) History of asthma C) Hairy chest D) AED pads placed too far to the left