It is a warm sunny day and you and your friends are enjoying lunch on the lawn. everyone is excited for the big football game that night against the rival school. a few of the football players are joking around and playfully practicing their moves when steve suddenly stops and clutches his throat with both hands. he is unable to speak, cough or breathe. as steve struggles to get his breath, you and your friends try to decide what to do.

what signs or signals was steve exhibiting? would knowing the cause of steve’s problem change the care you give? why or why not? if steve went into respiratory arrest, what would you do?

Steve was giving you signs of his respiratory system failing to a respiratory arrest what you do when this happens is to provide Steve with breaths at a rate of 10 to 12 breaths/minute in respiratory arrest (1 breath every 5ish seconds). If you see chest inhale with each breath you have provided, you are providing something called an adequate ventilation. Add a pulse oximeter to monitor heart rate and oxygen level while you can. hope this helped.

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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.