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You are dispatched to an unresponsive 31 year old male patient. You find with unresponsive with the following brief
initial assessment:
• Barely groans to painful stimuli
●
Regular pulse at the radial artery around 70
• Blue around the lips
●
Breathing about 3-4 times per minute
Your next steps includes? Choose all that apply
Call for additional resources
Administer oxygen via nonrebreather
Place an NPA
Look for signs of drug use
Transcribed Image Text:You are dispatched to an unresponsive 31 year old male patient. You find with unresponsive with the following brief initial assessment: • Barely groans to painful stimuli ● Regular pulse at the radial artery around 70 • Blue around the lips ● Breathing about 3-4 times per minute Your next steps includes? Choose all that apply Call for additional resources Administer oxygen via nonrebreather Place an NPA Look for signs of drug use
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