A patient arrives in the emergency department after being beaten about the head and face with...

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A patient arrives in the emergency department after being beaten about the head and face with a wooden club. He is comatose and has a palpable depressed skull fracture. His face is swollen and ecchymotic. He has gurgling respirations and vomitus on his face and clothing. The most appropriate step after providing supplemental oxygen and elevating his jaw is to: Select one: a. b. C. d. e. request a CT scan insert a gastric tube suction the oropharynx obtain a lateral cervical spine x-ray ventilate the patient with a bag-mask A patient arrives in the emergency department after being beaten about the head and face with a wooden club. He is comatose and has a palpable depressed skull fracture. His face is swollen and ecchymotic. He has gurgling respirations and vomitus on his face and clothing. The most appropriate step after providing supplemental oxygen and elevating his jaw is to: Select one: a. b. C. d. e. request a CT scan insert a gastric tube suction the oropharynx obtain a lateral cervical spine x-ray ventilate the patient with a bag-mask

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