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The patient can breath better when it is open
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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.
Should you maintain an open airway for an fracture?
If there is no other chest or abdominal injury, and the patient is awake and conscious there is no need to worry about the airway
What is airway patency?
Patent means open. So, if an airway is patent, it is open.
As you're working to ensure a wounded unconscious Airman's airway is open you remind yourself that the casualty has no control over her muscles You need to open the airway quickly why?
The tongue may drop back and block the airway, causing a no breathing condition.
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.
Why do you perform chin lifts?
to open the airway
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.
When an unconscious airman has no control over her muscles Why do you need to open the airway quickly?
Unless an airway is established, her tongue may and fall backward and obstruct her breathing. Using a nasopharyngeal or oropharyngeal will maintain the airway.The brain can only survive without oxygen for a very short amount of time. The priorities in an injured person are to remove the person from the area of danger, then to ensure an adequate airway, breathing and assess circulation.An open airway is the most important because without an open airway and adequate breathing to promote oxygenation of blood, all other interventions will fail. In the setting of injury, especially if there is potential for head or neck injury, cervical spine stabilization should be maintained. This means that when opening the airway, you should not extend the neck. Instead a jaw lift should be performed and an airway adjunct may be needed to lift the tongue from the oropharynx to open the airway.Breathing may need to be assisted if there are no spontaneous ventilations. This can be done mouth-to-mouth or with an assistive device, such as a bag-valve-mask.
