You are called to a nursing home to find a 72-year-old female complaining of an infected wound in her leg. She is warm to touch,

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You are called to a nursing home to find a 72-year-old female complaining of an infected wound in her leg. She is warm to touch,

breathing rapidly, and is very lethargic. You get her into your ambulance and note she has a temperature of 103.1 degrees. She has an ETCO2 of 29mmHg with a blocked waveform and an SPO2 of 93% on room air.
The patient in the scenario is battling a systemic infection secondary to the infected wound. What is the most important treatment for her in the field setting?

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statuscvo [17] · Answer 1 · 2022-05-26T02:31:06+03:00

Answer:

Volume and blood pressure support.

Explanation:

Blood pressure plays an important role in the proper functioning of the body and the blood volume is also related with the blood pressure. High blood pressure and low blood pressure proves to be harmful for the body and disturbs he body's homeostasis.

A female has wound in her lung and breathing lethargic. Her ETCO2 of 29mmHg and SPO2 of 93%. This patient must need to give the Blood pressure and volume support to bring the patient in the normal situation.

Thus, the answer is volume and blood pressure support.