You Have Opened the Airway Using a Head-Tilt, Chin-Lift and Are

question 25

Multiple Choice

You have opened the airway using a head-tilt, chin-lift and are ready to ventilate an apneic patient with a pocket mask. The first ventilation you attempt is unsuccessful. You should immediately:

• A) reposition the head.
• B) use a jaw-thrust maneuver.
• C) ventilate over 3 seconds.
• D) provide five abdominal thrusts.

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Definitions:

Somatosensory System

The part of the sensory system concerned with receiving and processing sensory information from the body, including touch, temperature, body position, and pain.

Mechanical Energy

The sum of potential energy and kinetic energy present in the components of a mechanical system.

Hippocampus

A region of the brain associated with memory formation, organization, and retrieval.

Retina

Light-sensitive surface at the back of the eye, consisting of neurons and photoreceptor cells.