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What is the best way to open airway of an unresponsive victim with no suspect neck injury?
This question has many possible answers that depend on the skill level of the responder.
The average person on the street would be best to simply roll the patient into the recovery position, tilt the head back and clear any solid obstructions such as the tongue or vomit and angle the head to allow liquids to drain out of the mouth.
Artificial airways can be used if they are available and there are many to choose from, once again depending on responders skill level. simple oropharengeal or nasopharengeal airways are effective and are used in conjunction with intermittent positive pressure ventilation. laryngeal mask airways are harder to insert but achieve better delivery. the ultimate in airway management though, the gold standard, would have to be endotracheal intubation, where an ett tube is inserted through the vocal cords and delivers air directly to the left and right primary broncus.
Always bear in mind though, whilst suspecting a spinal injury is all well and good, maintaining a viable airway will always take priority over not wanting to move the head for fear of further damage. generally speaking, it's better to be alive and in a wheelchair then it is to be dead.
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What is the best method of opening the airway an unresponsive victim when you do not suspect cervical spine injury?
Use the head tilt chin lift
Interruptions in chest compressions would be limited to how many seconds?
best method of opening the airway of an unresponsive victim when you do not suspect cervical spine injury
What is the best method of opening the airways of an unresponsive victim when you do not suspect cervical spine injury?
Use the head tilt chin lift
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 method of open the airway of an unresponsive victim when you can not suspect cervical spine injury?
Use the head tilt chin lift
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.
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A victim with a foreign-body airway obstruction becomes unresponsive. What is your first course of action?
You can move an unresponsive victim if you need to?
You can move an unresponsive victim if you need to...
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.
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 spinal injury Yo?
rest your elbows on the same surface on which the patient is lying
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/spinal injury Yo?
when you suspect that there maybe a possible head/neck injury, just to the jaw thrust, not the head-tilt-chin-lift thing. if ever there's a neck injury, it's better prioritize your patient's airway first rather than the neck injury.
If you find an unresponsive adult victim with no evidence of injury what should you do?
If you find an unresponsive adult victim with no evidence of injury, first ensure the scene is safe before approaching. Check for responsiveness by gently shaking the person and calling out to them. If there is no response, call emergency services immediately and begin CPR if you are trained, ensuring to provide chest compressions and rescue breaths until help arrives. Monitor the victim's condition and be prepared to use an AED if available.
