You Must Transport a Patient with Carbon Monoxide Poisoning to a Specialized

question 37

Multiple Choice

You must transport a patient with carbon monoxide poisoning to a specialized facility for treatment. Transport time is estimated at an hour and a half. The patient is on a nonrebreather face mask with a continuous oxygen flow of 15 lpm. On the ambulance, you have a G tank with 1,100 psi inside. Knowing that the cylinder constant is 2.41, what action should the EMT take in relation to the amount of available oxygen and transport time?

• A) Replace the G cylinder with a full D cylinder.
• B) Decrease the oxygen flow to 10 lpm for the transport.
• C) Apply a nasal cannula at 8 lpm for the transport.
• D) Replace the G cylinder after the transport.

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