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What are the two ways to determine whether your patient's airway is open?
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∙ 8y ago
When you give a breath you have to see the chest rise if not reposition the head and try again
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In cpr if the airway is open and the patient was given rescue breaths and the air is not goin in?
In CPR, if the airway is open and the patient was given rescue breaths and the air is not going in, there may be something lodged in the patients throat, and the Heimlich maneuver should be performed.
What is airway patency?
Patent means open. So, if an airway is patent, it is open.
What are the steps for airway in the ABC acronym?
Airway; open the airway is tip the head and check for breathing.
What way is best way to open the airway?
The jaw thrust maneuver is an alternative method to open the airway.
What technique is used to open airway of unresponsive victim?
To open the airway use the head tilt chin lift method.
Why would you insert an oral airway?
If a person becomes unconscious, an airway may be used to insure that the airway stays open.
Why is it a good reason to open a person's airway if they are unconscious and has no control of their muscles?
If a person is unconcious, they most likely will not be in a position to keep their airway open, therefore, they will not be able to breathe and they will die. You must keep their airway open so they can breathe.
What are the advantages of using a pharyngeal airway?
A nasopharyngeal airway is used when you don't want to intubate the victim. Sometimes all you need is that open airway.
Why do you perform chin lifts?
to open the airway
You need to open the airway because?
The patient can breath better when it is open
How can you keep somebody's airway open to help them breathe?
Tilt the head back or jut the jaw to keep somebody's airway open to help them breathe.
What is an advanced airway device?
its something that you stick into the persons mouth that opens their airway for them and you can breathe for them or you use it to keep their airway open so they dont choke
