(Solved): You are called to a riverbank where a 19-year-old male was just pulled from the river. Rescue person ...

You are called to a riverbank where a 19-year-old male was just pulled from the river. Rescue personnel were administering bag-valve-mask ventilation when you arrived. As you approach the patient, he begins coughing and waking up. The patient eventually indicates that he is now fine, other than being cold, and would like to go home. Which of the following statements should you use to encourage the patient to seek further care at the hospital?

Tell him a protocol requires all patients to be transported to the emergency department after any submersion events. Oiscuss the risk of aspiration and spinal cord injuries and recommend ambulance transport to the hospital. Explain most patiems who nearly drown often experience uncontrolled seirures that require emergency treatment. Inform the patient he may develop uncontrolled hyperthermia complications and could die if not transported. Jucational Group, IIC. more 84.F Mostly sunny here to search