Question

You and your partner are treating a 66-year-old man who experienced a sudden onset of respiratory distress. He is conscious but is unable to follow simple verbal commands. Further assessment reveals that his breathing is severely labored and his oxygen saturation is 80%. You should:

A. attempt to insert an oropharyngeal airway.
B. assist his ventilations with a bag-valve mask.
C. administer continuous positive airway pressure.
D. apply high-flow oxygen via nonrebreathing mask.

Answer 1

B. assist his ventilations with a bag-valve mask.

Step-by-step explanation:

He would need assistance but he can still breathe so he doesn't need full help but just enough till he can get back on his own