Author Question: You are caring for an unconscious patient who has vomited and appears to have a blocked airway. ... (Read 86 times)

drink · **on:** Jul 2, 2018

You are caring for an unconscious patient who has vomited and appears to have a blocked airway. Using the crossed finger technique you open the patient's mouth and can see a large piece of undigested food near the back of the throat. You would:

a. insert an airway.
b. administer abdominal thrusts.
c. perform a finger sweep.
d. encourage the patient to cough.

Question 2

Which of the following ventilation methods is recommended because it provides the most effective ventilations?

a. Use of a bag-valve mask (BVM) with reservoir attached, receiving air, by two OEC Technicians
b. Use of a BVM with reservoir attached, receiving O2 at 15 LPM, by one OEC Technician
c. Use of a BVM with reservoir attached, receiving O2 at 15 LPM, by two rescuers
d. Use of a BVM with O2 reservoir attached, by one rescuer