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What technique is used to open airway of unresponsive victim?
To open the airway use the head tilt chin lift method.
What is the best way to open an airway of an unresponsive victim with no neck injury?
Tip their head back 45 degrees and open their mouth up. Put your ear near their mouth to be sure air is flowing in and out. Shazam! Instant air.
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
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.
What would be the next step when you find an unresponsive victim who has agonal gasps and you have sent someone to activate the emergency response system?
Tip the head to open the airway. If still agonal breathing, give 2 breaths & start CPR.
Next step when you find unresponsive victim who has agonal gasps?
Tip the head to open the airway. Check for signs of life (look, listen, feel for breathing & movement). Since agonal gasps fails the breathing criteria, you would immediately begin CPR for an adult.
Best way to open airway of victim without cervical injury?
Use the head tilt chin lift technique; see the related link.
Why should an unresponsive victim be placed on the side?
Its called the lateral recumbent position or recovery position. If they are placed on their side, assuming they have a pulse and patent (open) airway, then they wont choke on their tounge or vomit. Positioning them on their side also prevents the abdomen from squishing the organs. If a spinal injury is suspected they need to be kept supine (on their back) and suction will have to be used to clear an airway.
What way is best way to open the airway?
The jaw thrust maneuver is an alternative method to open the airway.
You've decided to perform the jaw thrust technique on the victim of a roadside bombing because you want to maintain an open airway while minimizing movement for suspected head neck or spinal injury?
Rest your elbows on the same surface in which the victim is lying.The naso-pharyngeal airway device is another way to insure the airway is open.
After you open the airway and pinch the nose of an unresponsive adult or child what do you do?
When you open the airway, don't pinch the nose. Check for breathing and signs of life. If no breathing or signs of life, then pinch the nose and give 2 breaths. Only pinch the nose while giving breaths.
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.
