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Health, 20.08.2019 03:30 angiezavala61

You are called to a nursing home to find a 72-year-old female complaining of an infected wound in her leg. she is warm to touch, breathing rapidly, and is very lethargic. you get her into your ambulance and note she has a temperature of 103.1 degrees. she has an etco2 of 29mmhg with a blocked waveform and an spo2 of 93% on room air.
the patient in the scenario is battling a systemic infection secondary to the infected wound. what is the most important treatment for her in the field setting?

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