Patient is a 44 year old male (weight 80 kg) who was forced…
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Pаtient is а 44 yeаr оld male (weight 80 kg) whо was fоrced to jump from a second story apartment window to escape a fire. He has second and third degree burns to his face, bilateral arms, chest and back totaling about 40% body surface area. He is in the emergency department with an open ankle fracture and comes to the operating room for an open reduction and fixation only. His hematocrit is 37% and electrolytes are normal. In the emergency room his BP is 100/60, pulse 110, with a pulse oximetry saturation of 100%. He is somewhat somnolent, complains of nausea and keeps removing his oxygen mask. The appropriate intervention is: