You are a healthcare provider working in a surgical recovery unit. One of your patients is a 63-year-old male who is 4-hrs post-op from an unremarkable ACL reconstruction surgery. They are receiving supplemental oxygen via NC at 6 L/min. Upon entering their recovery room, you find the patient unconscious with the NC on the floor beside the bed. A rapid initial assessment reveals the following:
Vital signs
Pulse rate: 25/min
Blood pressure: Unobtainable
Respiratory rate: 6/min
Temperature: Not taken
Physiological systems
Integumentary: Warm, diaphoretic
Cardiovascular: Faintly palpable central pulses bilaterally