As an Advanced EMT, you are backing up a basic life support…
As an Advanced EMT, you are backing up a basic life support unit that is transporting a brain-injured patient. When you encounter the patient, you determine that the patient is fully immobilized and still unconscious. Current vitals are blood pressure, 210/100 mmHg; heart rate, 62 beats per minute; respiratory rate, the patient is being bagged at a rate of 10 breaths per minute; pupils, right is blown and not reactive, left is 3 mm and reactive; and BGL, 109 mg/dL. The ETCO2 is 50 mm Hg. Based on this information, the Advanced EMT should consider:
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