A 44-Year-Old Electrician Has Been Shocked and Responds to Verbal

question 39

Multiple Choice

A 44-year-old electrician has been shocked and responds to verbal stimuli with garbled speech. His airway is open and he is breathing poorly at a rate of 8 times per minute. His pulse is slow and irregular. What action would the EMT perform next?

• A) Attach but do not turn on the automated external defibrillator.
• B) Insert an oral airway and apply 15 lpm oxygen with a nonrebreather mask.
• C) Obtain the patient's pulse, blood pressure, and pulse oximetry reading.
• D) Ventilate with a bag-valve mask at 12 breaths per minute.

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