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What are the names of the two reflexes which protect the airway of a conscious person?
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What are the names of the two reflexes which protect the airway of a conscious person
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How reflexes keep a person from danger?
they protect your body because they react before you could ever realized you were in danger and make a conscious decision to react. for example, you pull your arm back if you touch something hot without thinking, so as to minimize the severity of your burn.
Does left or right handers have faster reflexes?
A right handed person has to send a signal from the right side of the brain to the left side before the signal is sent to the body. A left handed person gets the signal direcly on the left side of the brain, therby left handed person have slightly faster reflexes.
Can a person be unconscious yet still have involuntary reflexes such as coughing or facial movements?
definatley. that's why they are involuntary
What is the most common cause of airway obstruction in an unconscious supine patient?
The most common cause of airway obstruction in any patient - supine or not - is the tongue. This is why the first maneuver that should be performed on a patient not breathing is the head-tilt/chin-lift or the jaw thrust. This is to help clear the tongue from the airway and may allow the person to breathe again.
Which nation is the least race-conscious and permits a wide range of latitude in classifying a person white or black with seven terms to describe race?
Brazil
At the scene of an auto accident what would warrant putting a person on a ventilator?
the victim would be too injured to breathe for themselves or protect their airway.
Why would you insert an oral airway?
If a person becomes unconscious, an airway may be used to insure that the airway stays open.
How reflexes keep a person from danger?
they protect your body because they react before you could ever realized you were in danger and make a conscious decision to react. for example, you pull your arm back if you touch something hot without thinking, so as to minimize the severity of your burn.
Does a paralyzed person still have reflexes?
not in the places there paralyzed...
What is the recommended airway management technique?
The proper airway management technique is to first, sweep the mouth and check the airway for obstructions. Then position the person's head so that the airway is as open as possible to facilitate breathing.
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.
Why you have to check airway?
To make sure that the person can breathe
What prevents a person from choking?
An unobstructed airway.
Can a person's height affect their reflexes?
never say never
Care for a person who is unconscious and has a blocked airway includes what?
If a person is unconscious, it is important to call 911. Next, the airway should be opened by tilting the head back and up.
To be a person a human being must be conscious and able to feel pain Therefore a human being that is not conscious and unable to feel pain is not a person?
A person does not have to be either conscious or able to feel pain to be considered a human being.
What is impaired glottal reflexes?
Glottal reflexes are the ones we use for swallowing. If these are impaired it would mean that the person is having difficulty in swallowing food.
