You and your EMT partner are dispatched for a patient who is…
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Yоu аnd yоur EMT pаrtner аre dispatched fоr a patient who is unwieldly. You have a 6 minute response to the scene. Law enforcement is already on scene and report that the patient is erratic, violent, and presents a danger to himself and others. They believe that he is having a psychiatric emergency. Attempts to deescalate the situation have failed. You have decided to sedate the patient. You administer 5mg of Midazolam IM. After getting the patient restrained on the stretcher what vitals should you obtain?