Assessment of an alert and oriented 9-year-old child with a history of asthma reveals him to be breathing 20 times per minute with adequate chest rise and fall. You also note that he exhibits nasal flaring and has slight retractions of the intercostal muscles. His heart rate is 100 beats per minute and his blood pressure is 102/64 mmHg. On room air, he has a pulse oximeter reading of 98%. The EMT would recognize:
A) Compensated respiratory distress
B) Late respiratory failure
C) Hypoxic respiratory failure
D) Decompensated respiratory failure
A) Compensated respiratory distress
Health Professions
You might also like to view...
Junctional tachycardia is usually a result of escape
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Health Professions
The results of hCG tests should be reported following the policy of the institution, but the usual method is to report the test as negative or positive for hCG, not for ____________________.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
Health Professions