A 28-year-old man arrives as ESI 1 after being found unconscious in a garage with a running generator. BP 118/70, HR 124, SpO2 reads 100% on pulse

Question

A 28-year-old man arrives as ESI 1 after being found unconscious in a garage with a running generator. BP 118/70, HR 124, SpO2 reads 100% on pulse oximetry, and he is confused with a carboxyhemoglobin level of 28%. Which of the following is the most important immediate intervention?

Accepted Answer

Administer high-flow 100% oxygen

Answer

Administer inhaled bronchodilators

Answer

Observe on room air until symptoms improve

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Give sodium bicarbonate

Answer

Start empiric antibiotics

Carbon monoxide poisoning — ABEM Board MCQ

A 28-year-old man arrives as ESI 1 after being found unconscious in a garage with a running generator. BP 118/70, HR 124, SpO2 reads 100% on pulse oximetry, and he is confused with a carboxyhemoglobin level of 28%. Which of the following is the most important immediate intervention?