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How do you assess for normal breathing in a n unresponsive person?
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∙ 9y ago
Survey the scene; get an overview of what the magnitude of the situation is. Make sure it is safe to enter the scene. Check victim for consciousness; call 911 if applicable or better yet have someone else call. Check for signs of life; if none, go directly to CPR.
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∙ 14y ago
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∙ 14y agoCheck for breathing as follows:
1. Open the airway; tip the head using the head tilt chin lift method.
2. Look for the chest to rise and fall
3. Listen for the breaths by having your ear by the victims mouth and nose
4. Feel for breaths on your cheek
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∙ 13y agoOpen the airway (Tilt the head back or Jaw Thrust) and look, listen, and feel for breathing.
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Is an unresponsive patient still breathing?
Could be. Breathing is not a response. A person who is unconscious would be unresponsive and still breathing.
You must check adequate breathing before giving rescue breaths to an unresponsive adult victim?
Yes, if a person is already breathing there is no reason why you would need to breathe for them.
Does a person require CPR if they are unresponsive but is breathing adequately?
You would only administer CPR if the person does not have a pulse or (at a slightly lower place on the chest) if you knew/believed the person was choking. Otherwise, if the person has a pulse but is not breathing, you should administer rescue breaths.
What does it mean to check for signs of life?
Tap the person firmly and shout at them to assess for responsiveness, then open their airway and check for breathing.
What is resuscitation?
Resuscitation is the act of reviving someone who is unconscious, unresponsive, or not breathing. It typically involves cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) to restore blood circulation and breathing. Prompt resuscitation can be crucial in saving a person's life.
How many seconds to check the normal breathing to diagnose cardiac arrest?
Take 10 seconds maximum to determine if a person is breathing.
Why is important to distract a person when you are trying to determine the normal rate of breathing?
Because when a patient is aware of what your doing it tends to make them change their breathing pattern
What would be the next step with an unresponsive victim with agonal gasps and EMS has been called?
Open the airway and check for breathing (signs of life; look, listen & feel); if not breathing give two breaths then start CPR.
What is the prognosis for OMD?
A person can learn to control this disorder with proper treatment and maintain normal speech and breathing patterns.
What is the effect of exercise in your breathing?
A person often gets tired when exercising, so they breathe harder than normal.
When an individual become unresponsive how soon is death expected?
There are many reasons why a person could become unresponsive and death in many cases would not be expected.
What is the difference between unresponsive and unconscious?
Unconsciousness refers to a lack of awareness and responsiveness to stimuli, while unresponsiveness can include both a lack of response and a lack of reaction to stimuli. Unconsciousness generally implies a more profound lack of awareness than just being unresponsive.
