You and your partner Xavier arrive at a sushi bar to a call of a man choking. You
find him sitting in a back booth, very pale and diaphoretic. He tells
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whisper that he has a chunk of fish caught in his throat. What would you do next?
- Encourage him to cough it up. The ability to speak signifies that it is likely high
enough in the airway to cough up
Unless his airway is completely blocked, you should not attempt Heimlich thrusts.
If he can speak there is a chance he can work the obstruction out himself.
What must you do first before inserting an oral airway? - Measure it
measure oral airways from the corner of the mouth to the earlobe or jawline.
You are dispatched to a possible cardiac arrest. You arrive 10 minutes from the
time of the call. You and your partner enter the residence to find a man in his 50's
lying supine on the living room floor. His wife says that he "just collapsed" while
eating dinner. Which of the following treatment choices is most appropriate at this
time according to AHA Guidelines? - Perform 30 compressions and then look
inside the mouth before attempting to ventilate
When a patient collapses while eating you should always suspect a possible
Foreign Body Airway Obstruction. A visual check of the mouth with each airway
opening/ventilation cycle is now recommended by AHA. AHA guidelines now
recommend attaching the AED and attempting to defibrillate as soon as you have
one available.
If someone has audible inspiratory stridor they may have - An upper airway
obstruction
Stridor on inspiration = upper airway obstruction, life threatening
Stridor on exhalation = lower airway restriction.
You have an unconscious patient. What do you do? - ABCs, History taking, Rapid
full body scanABCs are part of the primary survey, which is then followed by history taking, and
then the secondary assessment. A rapid full body scan is the first step of the
secondary assessment.
When someone has an upper airway obstruction you may hear sounds like? - High
pitched wheezing when they breath in
Upper airway obstructions are often characterized by high pitched sounds when the
patient inhales.
You and your partner Sue have just arrived on scene to an unknown injury/ illness.
You see a man lying against the side of a convenience store who appears
unconscious. One of the witnesses tells you that the man was standing there and
then just fell over hitting his head on the building and sliding down into the sitting
position. As you check his pulse and respirations you find that he is breathing
shallow at about 10 per minute, and his pulse is rapid. What would you do first for
this patient? - Maintain c spine and move him to a supine position, then open his
airway
fall = c-spine and airway
A call has come in for a possible drowning. You and your partner respond to a
public swimming pool a few blocks from the station. A 9-year-old boy apparently
slipped while running, hit his head on the edge of the pool, and fell in. He has no
pulse and he is not breathing. What would be your best choice of action? - Take
manual stabilization of the boy's head and neck while additional rescuers ventilate
at about 13 breaths per minute and provide at least 100 compressions per minute.
two person health care provider CPR performed on a child should be done at a 15:2
ratio (13 breaths a min).
A child is breathing at 32 breaths per minute. This would be considered
______________. - above range
Child respiration rates = 20 and 30.
You arrive on scene with your partner Leonard to the report of a child appearing
lethargic. Upon entering the house, you see a 9-year-old girl lying on the couch.
Her father says she has been breathing strangely and began vomiting about 45
minutes ago. During your assessment, you determine she needs to be transported tothe ER immediately. Which of the following sets of vitals would lead you to
believe this girl is in need of immediate transport? - BP 100/58, respirations of 14
per minute and a pulse of 130
The respirations are too slow and the pulse is too fast
When approaching a pediatric patient, what important information can you gain
from a distance? - The patient's appearance, work of breathing, and the circulation
to the skin
How would you suction a newborn infant? - The mouth first and then the nose
Respirations in a newborn would be considered normal at ______________. - 60
breaths per minute
normal respiratory rate for a newborn is between 40 and 60 however this drops to
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