Before applying a nonrebreather mask, the EMT should take what action?
A) Insert a properly sized oropharyngeal airway.
B) Make sure the oxygen supply has greater than 2,000 psi in the tank.
C) Connect the mask to a humidified oxygen source and wait for the patient's heart rate to slow.
D) Inflate the reservoir bag and make sure the bag does not deflate during inspiration.
D
You might also like to view...
One way to better understand a patient who seems different is to a. provide the patient with more information about his or her condition. b. try to see the situation as the patient sees it
c. ask a coworker why the patient acts in a particular way. d. research the patient's culture.
When a patient's shoulders are rolled forward for a PA chest, the patient inadvertently leans forward placing the mid-coronal plane at an angle with the board. The angle created by this action minimizes the need for a cephalic angle on the PA projection. What is the approximate degree of the angle created?
A. 20 B. 15 C. 10 D. 5