A 63-year-old man collapses in an emergency department waiting room. He is shocked once for ventricular fibril…

Question

A 63-year-old man collapses in an emergency department waiting room. He is shocked once for ventricular fibrillation and a palpable pulse returns after four minutes of resuscitation. He remains unresponsive and is being ventilated by bag and mask on 15 L/min of oxygen while the intensive care registrar is called. His blood pressure is 104/62 mmHg and the pulse oximeter reads 100 per cent. Which one of the following saturation ranges should now be targeted?

Accepted Answer

94 to 98 per cent

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88 to 92 per cent

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90 to 94 per cent

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92 to 96 per cent

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97 to 100 per cent

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