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Hyperventilation
Hyperventilation emergency order
Question | Answer |
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Hyperventilation emergency step 1 | Terminate treatment and remove foreign bodies from mouth and remove surgical instruments from view |
Hyperventilation emergency step 2 | maintain the airway. |
Hyperventilation emergency step 3 | Verbally try to calm the patient |
Hyperventilation emergency step 4 | monitor vital signs |
Hyperventilation emergency step 5 | Do not give O2 |
Hyperventilation emergency step 6 | have patient breathe into bag to recapture CO2 |
Hyperventilation advanced emergency step 1 | If a non-sedated PT. Fails to respond, administer IV medazolam, diazepam, propofol, etc |
Hyperventilation advanced emergency step 2 | continue to monitor vital signs |
Hyperventilation advanced emergency step 3 | Discontinue rebreathing bag as breathing returns to normal. |
Hyperventilation advanced emergency step 4 | activate EMS is condition deteriorates. |