Practice Quiz

NREMT Paramedic

Category - Airway

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You arrive on the scene and find a 23-year-old male patient who was stabbed in the chest. On your assessment, you find blood in the mouth and a respiratory rate of 42 and shallow. What is your next immediate action?
  1. Suction the mouth and begin bag-valve-mask ventilation.
  2. Administer oxygen via non-rebreather at 15 lpm.
  3. Obtain a set of baseline vital signs.
  4. Assess the radial and carotid pulse.
Explanation
Answer: A - Suctioning of the airway and bag-valve-mask ventilation should be the next immediate action for this patient. While treating patients it is important to follow the ABC algorithm, this will have the airway as a number one priority followed by breathing and circulation.
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