Eighty six-year-old Susan Matthews has been rushed to the ED with pulmonary edema during your shift. She is going to need oxygen immediately. Which oxygen delivery system do you use first?

Eighty six-year-old Susan Matthews has been rushed to the ED with pulmonary edema during your shift. She is going to need oxygen immediately. Which oxygen delivery system do you use first?

Eighty six-year-old Susan Matthews has been rushed to the ED with pulmonary edema during your shift. She is going to need oxygen immediately. Which oxygen delivery system do you use first?


a) Mechanical ventilation

b) Intubation

c) A mask

d) A nasal cannula



Answer: A mask