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Mimi

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on: Jul 3, 2018
As you perform the primary assessment on an unresponsive patient, you discover vomitus in her airway. Which of the following should you do next?
 
  A) Check the breathing.
  B) Start positive pressure ventilation.
  C) Apply supplemental oxygen.
  D) Suction the airway.

Question 2

The EMT should use the jaw-thrust maneuver to open the airway for the patient with which one of the following?
 
  A) Overdose with snoring respirations
  B) Stroke with gurgling respirations
  C) Cardiac arrest in bed
  D) Unresponsive after falling from a porch


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AmberC1996

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Reply #1 on: Jul 3, 2018
Answer to Question 1

D

Answer to Question 2

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Mimi

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Reply 2 on: Jul 3, 2018
Great answer, keep it coming :)

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Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it

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