You have arrived on scene of a newly born infant who is in d…
You have arrived on scene of a newly born infant who is in distress. Law enforcement EMT’s have been performing adequate CPR, but the patient continues to breathe 10 times a minute and remains unresponsive. The baby’s pupils are constricted and unreactive and the mother admits to taking “a friend’s” Tylenol with codeine due to severe back pain exacerbated by the pregnancy.” Your next action includes administration of:
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You are assessing a 10-year-old who is unresponsive and you suspect she is suffering hypovolemic shock. Her skin is pale, cool, moist and she is hypotensive. Which of the following fluid boluses should be administered to this patient who weighs 30 kilograms to improve perfusion?
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