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An adult is breathing at a rate of 6 breaths per minute. You should

Apply supplemental oxygen via nasal cannula

Closely monitor the patient’s respirations.

Ventilate the patient via bag-valve mask

Apply high concentration oxygen via nonrebreather mask.

A 56 year old female is struggling to breathe and has audible wheezes. She is unable to hold up her head or follow commands. What should you do.

Place her in a supine position and assist her ventilation

Obtain a baseline set of vitals and a pulse oximetry reading

Insert a nasopharyngeal airway and apply a non-rebreather mask

Visually inspect the airway for foreign body obstructions

A 20 year old female is unable to catch her breath. After a minor car crash. She has numbness in and tingling to her hands and face. Vital signs are P118, R24

Insert an OPA

Apply high-flow oxygen by non-rebreather mask

Give her a paper bag to breathe into

Assist her ventilations with a bag-valve mask

A 34 year old man is saying he is choking. You note stridor and hoarseness in his voice

Suction the airway

Perform abdominal thrusts

Assist him in self- administering his inhaler

Encourage him to cough

A 28 year old patient is experiencing dyspnea and wheezing. Which medication should you request from medical control?

Epinephrine auto-injector

Albuterol inhaler

Sublingual nitroglycerin

High-flow oxygen

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