At a pool​ party, a​ 48-year-old female was pulled from the water after being submerged for 10 seconds according to bystande
rs. The patient responds to verbal stimuli by moaning and has an intact airway with adequate respirations. Her heart rate is 116​ beats/min and SpO2 is​ 97%. Which statement made by friends would be considered most important at this​ time?A. ​"She is scheduled for knee surgery next​ week."B. ​"She is not a very good​ swimmer."C. ​"She takes insulin for her sugar​ condition."D. ​"She is allergic to many​ medications."
Being submerged in water, increases the oxygen requirement of the body. This causes metabolism rate to increase and the body requires more glucose to drive these compensatory processes involving organs such as the lungs, as well as her muscles. The information about her sugar condition, gives a knowledge of the kind of treatments that should be given and care is taken to avoid administering glucose solutions and gives insight into the required need for insulin when it arises.
Without this prior information, administering glucose will further distort the metabolic processes in the body as the sugar levels in the body will be increased further than her sugar conditions already will cause.
