A flail segment occurs when:
A) mechanism of injury involves penetrating trauma.
B) a tension pneumothorax has occurred.
C) at least two ribs are broken during a blunt trauma incident.
D) two or more ribs are broken in two or more places.
Question 2
Your 23-year-old patient fell 24 feet from a ladder. He is unconscious and has snoring respirations. What type of manual airway maneuver should be used to open his airway?
A) The modified jaw-thrust
B) The jaw-thrust
C) The Sellick maneuver
D) The head-tilt/chin-lift