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You respond to a 26 yeal old male who is unconscious and unresponsive to stimuli, you assess his breathing and determine that he is not breathing. The prefered method of ventilating this patient is, - mouth to mask with supplemental oxygen A construction worker has fallen from a height of 10 feet. When you arrive, he is conscious, but confused about how the fall occurred. He tells you that he is having difficulty breathing and cannot feel his legs. What is the first priority in the initial assessment of this patient? - Take spinal precautions. The driver of a snowmobile struck a tree and was thrown from the sled. A witness confirms that there was a brief loss of consciousness; that was why he called 9-1-1. The patient is awake when you reach him. Which of the following is the most significant fiinding concerning the MOI? - the condition of the rider's helmet You arrive on the scene of a call for difficulty breathing. You enter the kitchen and you see a seventy-year-old male seated at the table leaning forward. He is having severe trouble breathing, his skin is bluish-gray, and he is sweaty. You hear a gurgling sound as he tries to inhale. As you ask him questions, he tries to respond between gasps, but his answers are not comprehensible. He is clutching his chest and appears to be in severe pain. His wife advises you that he had a heart attack last year and takes nitroglycerin, hydrochlorothiazide, and digitalis. The chest pains began as he finished supper. The patient took two NTG tablets, but the pain has continued