Another Crew Has Called for Your Assistance in Extricating an Obese

question 32

Multiple Choice

Another crew has called for your assistance in extricating an obese male with a nosebleed from a third-floor bedroom. As you enter the room, which observation indicates proper management of the patient's condition?

• A) The patient is supine, head turned to the side, blood draining from the nose and mouth, cold pack to bridge of the nose.
• B) The patient is sitting upright, head tilted back, sterile gauze packed in each nostril.
• C) The patient is lying on his side, a loose dressing has been applied below his nose, and a cold pack is on the bridge of his nose.
• D) The patient is sitting upright, leaning forward, with nostrils pinched shut.

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