The CORRECT Sequence for Intubating an Apneic Patient Is

question 52

Multiple Choice

The CORRECT sequence for intubating an apneic patient is:

• A) ventilation, positioning, visualization, tube placement, and verification of tracheal insertion.
• B) visualization, tube placement, positioning, verification of tracheal insertion, and ventilation.
• C) tube placement, visualization, positioning, verification of tracheal insertion, and ventilation.
• D) verification of tracheal insertion, tube placement, visualization, positioning, and ventilation.

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Definitions:

Nonvisually Guided

Actions or behaviors that are executed without the reliance on visual input, often depending on other sensory feedback or pre-learned spatial information.

Unconscious Act

A behavior or action that is performed without conscious thought or intention, often reflexive or automatic.

Opponent-Color

A theory of color vision that suggests colors are perceived through the mechanism of contrasting pairs: blue-yellow, red-green, and black-white.

Calcarine Fissure

A deep groove in the occipital lobe of the brain, involved in the primary visual processing area.