A 58-year-old man presented to the emergency department with a compound ankle fracture after a motor vehicle accident. Upon arrival, he was hemodynamically stable with a blood pressure of 130/85 mm Hg and a heart rate of 90 beats per minute in normal sinus rhythm, and was afebrile. He had a BMI of 48 kg/m2.
After completing the advanced cardiovascular life support (ACLS) primary and secondary reviews, a nasopharyngeal specimen was collected