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CharlieWard

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To help open the airway of a conscious adult with complete airway obstruction, what would you do?
 
  a. Apply back blows, followed by chest thrusts.
  b. Try to ventilate the victim at a high rate.
  c. Decompress the stomach with epigastric pressure.
  d. Apply repeated strong abdominal thrusts.

Question 2

After successive abdominal thrusts, the patient becomes unconscious and the airway still appears obstructed. What is the next appropriate action?
 
  a. Rescuer should move the patient to the ground, activate EMS system, and begin CPR.
  b. Halt efforts to clear the airway and de-compress the stomach.
  c. Try to remove the obstructing material manually (finger sweep).
  d. Immediately apply a series of strong back blows to the patient.


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mceravolo

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Reply #1 on: Jul 16, 2018
Answer to Question 1

ANS: D
For adults and children, the procedure for health care providers for clearing a foreign body is the abdominal thrust.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: A
If the adult victim with foreign body airway obstruction becomes unresponsive, the rescuer should move the patient to the ground, activate EMS, and begin CPR.


CharlieWard

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Reply 2 on: Jul 16, 2018
Gracias!

sultana.d

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Reply 3 on: Yesterday
:D TYSM

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