You Are Transporting an Alert and Oriented Male Who Sustained

question 31

Multiple Choice

You are transporting an alert and oriented male who sustained severe abdominal trauma in an assault. The primary survey indicates a patent airway with respirations between 22 to 24 a minute. He has a rapid and weak radial pulse of 144 beats per minute and his skin is pale and cool. The blood pressure is 106/84 and SpO₂ 94%. Best management of the respiratory and oxygenation parameters would include:

• A) positive pressure ventilation.
• B) high-concentration oxygen through a nonrebreather.
• C) application of a nasal cannula at 4 liters per minute O₂.
• D) encouraging the patient to slow his respirations.

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