While Assisting a Paramedic with the Placement of an Endotracheal

question 27

Multiple Choice

While assisting a paramedic with the placement of an endotracheal tube, she asks you to perform Sellick's maneuver. You would:

• A) lift the jaw upward with your index finger and thumb.
• B) press downward on the cricoid cartilage.
• C) stabilize the neck to prevent side-to-side motion.
• D) gently move the trachea to the right.