What Should You Do?
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42 y/o M is bibems for AMS. The patient has signs of head trauma and will likely need a HCT. The patient becomes lethargic, shows signs of respiratory distress and is safely intubated via RSI with pretreatment. Tube placement is confirmed via ETCO2. Although sick, the patients vs are normal. The patient is tx to radiology where the HCT is negative for acute pathology. Upon return to the ED, the patient begins to desaturate and becomes hemodynamically unstable.
What should you do? If the patient was an asthmatic, what should be your first action?
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