You arrive at the home of a 75-year-old male that you find i…

You arrive at the home of a 75-year-old male that you find in a chair in his living room. He is having obvious difficulty breathing. He can only speak 2 – 3 words between breaths. His vitals are: BP 150/100, P 110 strong and regular, R 26 deep and regular, pulse ox reads 87%, skins are pale, cool and wet. Peripheral cyanosis is present in the nailbeds and he is barrel-chested.  Your initial intervention would be to:

You are called to the home of an 8-year-old girl who you fin…

You are called to the home of an 8-year-old girl who you find to be unresponsive to any stimuli except pain. Her vitals are BP 100/68, R 24, shallow and regular, P 110 regular and hard to find at the wrist. Her skin is very warm to the touch, dry and pale, except for a red spotted rash on her chest and neck and some on her face. Her mother says that she has been sick for a couple of days, has wanted to stay in her room with the lights off, under the covers and has not wanted to watch TV or eat as she complained of a severe headache with nausea and no appetite. From this information, you: