Question
Gordon goes to the emergency room because he is having difficulty breathing. The doctor treating him observes
cyanosis, rapid pulse, anxiety, and orthopnea. How can the patient be immediately helped?
• A. performing abdominal thrusts
• B. administering glucose
• C. assisting the patient to a sitting position with knees bent, with support to the back
• D. starting an intravenous (IV) line
Answer
C. assisting the patient to a sitting position with knees bent, with support to the back.