All of the following are common early signs or symptoms of nontraumatic internal hemorrhage in older patients, EXCEPT:

You are at a party and are called to assist a young female college student who is unresponsive. Friends say that she is not a heavy drinker, but tonight she drank an excessive amount of alcohol. She responds only to painful stimuli and has snoring

respirations. Her respiratory rate is 8 breaths per minute and her radial pulse is weak. Based on your OEC training your first action would be would be: a. place her lying on her right side in case she vomits. b. notify the authorities because she is probably an underage drinker. c. perform the jaw thrust-head tilt maneuver. d. ask her friends if she has also ingested any drugs.

While monitoring a patient during a spontaneous breathing trial via T-tube, you note the following: an increase in heart rate from 85 to 103/min; an increase in respiratory rate from 19 to 26/min; an increase in PetO2 from 44 to 52 mm Hg; and a decrease in SpO2 from 94 to 90%. Which of the following actions would be appropriate at this time?

A. restore the patient to full ventilatory support B. encourage the patient to relax and continue monitoring C. request that the patient be given a mild sedative D. measure the patient's vital capacity and MIP/NIF