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You are dispatched to the county jail for an inmate who is “sick.” when you arrive, you find the patient, a 33-year-old male, unresponsive. his airway is patent and his respirations are rapid and shallow.
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You are dispatched to the county jail for an inmate who is “sick.” when you arrive, you find the patient, a 33-year-old male, unresponsive. his airway is patent and his respirations are rapid and shallow. your initial action should be to:
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Hey!
When you are there, you should make sure they have no other outside bleeding,or injuries, and then
provide assisted ventilation, to try and get he airway cleared, no nee for CPR (yet.)
Hope this help!
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