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18th August 2020

A 30-year-old man comes to A&E with an acute episode of extreme shortness of breath, wheezing and cough

A 30-year-old man comes to A&E with an acute episode of extreme shortness of breath, wheezing and cough. The man is profusely sweating, is tachycardic and tachypnoeic, and appears to be in respiratory distress. Which of the following actions would be among the first to be performed?

Which THREE of the following are correct? Select THREE options only.

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