Your patient is awake and complaining of chest pain. His airway is patent, and he is breathing at 18 times per minute with adequate tidal volume. What is your next action?
A) Administer oxygen at 15 lpm via nonrebreather mask.
B) Begin positive pressure ventilations via bag-valve-mask device.
C) Insert a nasopharyngeal airway.
D) Administer oxygen at 2 lpm via nasal cannula.
D
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