Your Patient Is Not Alert but Is Responsive to Painful

question 2

Multiple Choice

Your patient is not alert but is responsive to painful stimulus. His airway is patent. He is breathing at eight times per minute. Your next action should be to administer oxygen via a:

• A) nasal cannula.
• B) simple face mask.
• C) nonrebreather mask.
• D) bag-valve-mask device.

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