Emergency Medical Care Flashcards
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An adult is choking, conscious, and cannot speak or cough. What is the correct intervention?
Answer: Abdominal thrusts (Heimlich maneuver)
For a conscious adult with complete airway obstruction, perform abdominal thrusts until the object clears.
A choking victim becomes unresponsive. What should you do next?
Answer: Lower the patient and begin CPR, checking the mouth before breaths
Once unresponsive, begin CPR and look in the mouth for the object before giving breaths.
What is the most reliable sign of adequate airway in a responsive patient?
Answer: The ability to speak clearly
A patient who can speak clearly has a patent, protected airway with adequate air movement.
Which airway maneuver is preferred for an unresponsive patient with suspected spinal injury?
Answer: Jaw-thrust maneuver
The jaw-thrust opens the airway without moving the cervical spine.
When is an oropharyngeal airway (OPA) appropriate?
Answer: Only in an unresponsive patient with no gag reflex
An OPA is used only in unresponsive patients lacking a gag reflex, or it may induce vomiting.
What is the primary purpose of placing a breathing, unresponsive patient in the recovery position?
Answer: To keep the airway clear and allow drainage of fluids
The recovery position keeps the airway open and lets vomit or secretions drain out.
A patient presents with stridor and increasing difficulty breathing. This most likely indicates what?
Answer: Upper airway obstruction
Stridor is a high-pitched sound caused by partial obstruction of the upper airway.