Firefighters have pulled a middle-age man from a burning bedroom. The patient is unresponsive and has obvious deformity to his left ankle. His respirations are rapid, stridorous and shallow. Your partner inserts an oropharyngeal airway and begins ventilating the patient with a bag-valvemask. Which one of the following actions would you perform next?
A) Check the patient's breath sounds.
B) Instruct your partner to hyperventilate the patient.
C) Assess the patient's carotid pulse.
D) Find out how long the patient was in the burning structure.
Answer: C
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A) advise your partner that the Heimlich maneuver should not be used for drowning victims. B) agree with your partner and begin performing the Heimlich maneuver. C) agree with your partner, as you know the Heimlich maneuver should be performed only on patients with a submersion time of less than 15 minutes. D) advise your partner that the Heimlich maneuver should be performed only on patients with a submersion time of more than 15 minutes.
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