You Are on the Scene of a 40-Year-Old Male Patient

question 33

Multiple Choice

You are on the scene of a 40-year-old male patient who is anaphylactic and still unresponsive following a single epinephrine injection.You had inserted an oral airway and administered oxygen at 15 liters per minute by bag-valve mask and your partner found diminished lung sounds.After the epinephrine administration your partner reassesses lung sounds and tells you that the patient is now wheezing loudly in all fields.What is the next action you should perform?

• A) Discontinue bagging the patient.
• B) Place the patient on a nonrebreather mask.
• C) Hyperventilate the patient.
• D) Contact medical control and request to administer another dose of epinephrine.

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