Description

1. An adult patient who sustained a severe head trauma has been intubated andisbeingmanually ventilated via a bag-mask device at a rate of 18 breaths/minute. Thepatient has receive one intravenous fluid bolus 500 mL of warmed isotonic crystalloidsolution. The PaCO2 is 30 mm Hg (4.0 kPa), and the pulse oximetry is 92%. BP is 142/70mmHg. What is the most important intervention to manage the cerebral blood flow?A. Decrease the rate of manual ventilation.*** B. Initiate another fluid bolus. C. Recheck endotracheal tube placement. D. Increase the amount of oxygen delivered.