After you ensure scene safety, takestandard precautions, and get a general impression of the patient, what is your next step in the patient assessment?
a. Call for EMS to respond
b. Make sure that the patient is breathing
c. Determine the patient's mental status
d. Check the patient's circulation
c
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A. non-rebreathing mask at 12 L/min B. CPAP with 5 cm H2O pressure C. nasal cannula at 6 L/min D. 60% air-entrainment mask
Ventilators are used in hyperbaric medicine for the treatment of ventilator-assisted individuals (or patients) requiring mechanical ventilation with conditions such as gas gangrene and ____.
A. high altitude illness B. COPD C. severe carbon monoxide poisoning D. cerebral edema