The fire department has requested your assistance at a residence where the family's carbon monoxide (CO) detector has been going off. There are three patients. You first assess a 28-year-old female patient who states she has a sinus headache but otherwise feels fine. Her vital signs are pulse, 90; respirations, 16 breaths/min; blood pressure, 118/60 mmHg; and SpO2, 100%.
Given these assessment findings, you should immediately:
A) Inform her that the CO detector has malfunctioned
B) Administer high-concentration oxygen
C) Call for advanced life support assistance
D) Recheck the oxygen saturation on the patient's opposite hand
B) Administer high-concentration oxygen
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