B. You have responded to the scene of a motor vehicle collision where a 27 -yem-old driver has been pirned by The steering wheel. The pasfent is unresponsive, breathing at 30 times per minute and very shallow, and has petechlae of the skin from the shoulders on up. The rempining racid traums asvessment reveals no ether injuries. If this patient remains pirned for greater than 20 minutes, which of the following treatimet oplions should be considered? A: Administering sodium bicarbonate. B: Performing bilateral pleural decompressions. C. Adminlstering 20 milkg of lactated ringers. D: Administering calcium chloride or calchum gluconate.
[Solved]: B
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