Author Question: You have just delivered a newborn who has a meningomyelocele. How should you position this patient? ... (Read 50 times)

chads108 · **on:** Jul 3, 2018

You have just delivered a newborn who has a meningomyelocele. How should you position this patient?

A) In a lateral recumbent position with a pressure bandage over the defect
B) Supine, head and chest elevated
C) Prone
D) Supine, head lower than body

Question 2

A male patient has sustained gunshot wounds to the neck and abdomen. He is unresponsive and has gurgling respirations. Your immediate action would be to:

A) insert a nasal airway.
B) manually immobilize the spine.
C) start positive pressure ventilation.
D) suction the airway.