An unrestrained middle-aged female was thrown from her car as it rolled in the median of an interstate. She is supine, appears unresponsive, has blood on her face, and has snoring respirations. Your first action on reaching her side should be to:
A) determine the Glasgow Coma Scale score.
B) perform the jaw-thrust maneuver.
C) insert an oropharyngeal airway.
D) find the source of bleeding and apply direct pressure.
B
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A) Schizotypal personality disorder B) Bipolar disorder C) Acute dystonic reaction D) Schizophrenia
A patient about to receive postural drainage and percussion is attached to an electrocardiographic (ECG) monitor and is receiving both intravenous (IV) solutions and O2 (through a nasal cannula)
Which of the following actions would be appropriate for this patient? a. Cancel the therapy because the patient cannot be repositioned. b. Inspect and adjust the equipment to en-sure function during therapy. c. Turn off the ECG monitor, but keep the IV line and O2 going. d. Turn off the IV line, but keep the monitor on and the O2 going.