Your Patient's Clinical Status Abruptly Changed and the Alarms on the Ventilator

question 17

Multiple Choice

Your patient's clinical status abruptly changed and the alarms on the ventilator are sounding. What is/are the first step(s) you should take?

• A) Silence the alarms and adjust the alarm parameters.
• B) Perform a rapid physical examination.
• C) Remove the patient from the ventilator and manually ventilate.
• D) Check the patency of the airway.

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