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.
C
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The action that could alleviate this problem is which of the following? a. Place a bite block into the patient's mouth. b. Perform a recruitment maneuver and in-crease PEEP. c. Administer a fast-acting bronchodilator and suction the ET tube. d. Insert a 14-gauge needle into the second intercostal space, midclavicular line, and right side.
The ____ contains the renal artery, renal vein, and ureter.
A. renal sinus B. hilum C. renal pelvis D. renal cortex E. renal column