Which One of the Following Patients Should Receive Supplemental Oxygen

question 94

Multiple Choice

Which one of the following patients should receive supplemental oxygen with a nonrebreather mask or nasal cannula?

• A) 39-year-old male with a sprained ankle and breathing 16 times per minute
• B) 18-year-old who overdosed on a drug and is unresponsive and breathing 6 times a minute
• C) 42-year-old female who is confused, weak, and dizzy, and adequately breathing 14 times per minute
• D) 61-year-old male who is unresponsive with a foreign body airway obstruction that cannot be removed with abdominal thrusts

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