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You are attending to a 22-year-old female patient who has overdosed. the patient is unresponsive in an upstairs bedroom. the most appropriate way to bring the patient downstairs is:
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You are attending to a 22-year-old female patient who has overdosed. the patient is unresponsive in an upstairs bedroom. the most appropriate way to bring the patient downstairs is:
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You should not move the patient, but if you had to, the most appropriate way would be to:
1. Check to make sure her mouth is empty
2.Perform CPR (if you know it)
3.carry the patient in cradle position.
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