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Do you check for a pulse in an unresponsive choking patient?
If the patient is choking, the first priority is to clear the airway, not check the pulse. The airway should be cleared first, and then once the rescue breaths go in, check for a pulse.
How should u treat an unresponsive uninjured patient with respirations of 16 breaths per minute and good chest expansion?
Airway adjunct and oxygen via NRM
What technique is used to open airway of unresponsive victim?
To open the airway use the head tilt chin lift method.
Procedure fo relieving the airway obstruction on a 8month pregnant woman?
Relieve an airway obstruction on a pregnant patient by place pt on side putting pillow under right abdominal flank and hip to displace the uterus to the left side an abdomen
One way to relieve an upper airway obstruction?
The Heimlich maneuver.
What is the best method of opening the airway an unresponsive victim when you do not suspect cervical spine injury?
Use the head tilt chin lift
When would a jaw-thrust maneuver be appropriate for a non-breathing unresponsive patient?
Jaw thrust is currently the main technique to open the airway in an unresponsive patient with even a possibility of head, neck or back injury when ventilation is to be performed. It is generally the maneuver used by EMTs and Paramedics for any airway management, however it is not typically used by "lay rescuers" or taught as part of CPR training, I believe it is currently a "healthcare professional" procedure.
How would you use suction on an airway?
Suction is used for airway management when the patient can't manage his or her own secretions.
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A victim with a foreign-body airway obstruction becomes unresponsive. What is your first course of action?
Why should medical control be consulted before inserting a nasal airway?
Because even though it is recommended for an unconscious patient, if the patient has sustained to severe of a trauma the nasal airway could damage the patient more than help them.
What is the best method of open the airway of an unresponsive victim when you can not suspect cervical spine injury?
Use the head tilt chin lift
Interruptions in chest compressions would be limited to how many seconds?
best method of opening the airway of an unresponsive victim when you do not suspect cervical spine injury
