You Must Transport a Patient with Carbon Monoxide Poisoning to a Specialized

Multiple Choice

You must transport a patient with carbon monoxide poisoning to a specialized facility for treatment. Transport time is estimated at an hour and a half. The patient is on a nonrebreather face mask with a continuous oxygen flow of 15 lpm. On the ambulance, you have a G tank with 1,100 psi inside. Knowing that the cylinder constant is 2.41, what action should the EMT take in relation to the amount of available oxygen and transport time?

A) Replace the G cylinder with a full D cylinder.
B) Decrease the oxygen flow to 10 lpm for the transport.
C) Apply a nasal cannula at 8 lpm for the transport.
D) Replace the G cylinder after the transport.