EMS calls with a possible stroke alert patient. As the patient has developed right sided facial paralysis. Upon arrival you examine the patient and observe the he is unable to blink his right eye, nor raise the eye brows. The symptoms suggest that the patient has:
A patient is intubated for respiratory failure. There is a sudden decrease in the oxygenation. A nurse should use the mnemonic ________ to assess the situation.
A 7yearold child is brought to the emergency department by his parents with complaint of headache, neck stiffness and fever. His parents report that he seemingly recovered from measles about 7 days ago. The diagnosis is likely to be
You are on the ED team caring for a 10yearold child with a normal systolic blood pressure, increased heart rate, slightly delayed capillary refill and cool, pale skin. What severity of shock is the child likely in?