ason, a 15-year-old, is mowing the grass in his front lawn as his two sisters, Lisa, a 12-year-old, and Chris, a 14-year old, play nearby. As he pushes the mower, some of the grass begins to back up at his mower’s discharge opening. He reaches into the discharge chute to try to brush away a clump of grass, when he rises, he accidentally bumps his sister’s nose. It is not broken, but it is bleeding pretty badly. What do you do?

Get your med kit and and clean it up while the medics are on there way

20 times a minute is usually the average respritory rate of an adult. additionally the patient is breathing on his own, is clearly maintaining his airway, and is intaking a sufficient amount of air. you shouldn't use a bag valve mask, cpap, or other form of positive pressure ventilation, unless the patient has lost control of his airway, and is not breathing (apneic) or has rapid breathing or slow and shallow respirations. this patient would most likely and should be put on an non-rebreather mask or nrb attached to 100% high flow oxygen at 15 l/min. don't use a nasal cannula, as the amount of oxygen it provides is limited with a rate of 6 l/min.