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Question Number 9
1. You are called to the scene of an explosion and fire at a chemical plant where you find multiple casualties.Triage has begun. Your first patient is a 40-year-old man who was near the source of the explosion. He is unconscious and has extensive injuries. You note gurgling respirations. Why should you use the trauma jaw thrust maneuver first when dealing with a trauma patient?A. It's an easy technique that always works to open the airway.B. It allows you to open the airway with little or no movement of the head and cervical spine.C. Other techniques and interventions don't work as well.D. It can relieve a variety of anatomic airway obstructions in patients who are breathing spontaneously.
Question 1: BManual maneuvers like the trauma jaw thrust or chin lift are always the first airway maneuver you should make when treating a trauma patient. In patients with suspected head, neck, orfacial trauma, the cervical spine is maintained in a neutral in-line position.The trauma jaw thrust maneuver allows you to open the airway with little or no movement of the head and cervical spine.
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Question 1: BManual maneuvers like the trauma jaw thrust or chin lift are always the first airway maneuver you should make when treating a trauma patient. In patients with suspected head, neck, orfacial trauma, the cervical spine is maintained in a neutral in-line position.The trauma jaw thrust maneuver allows you to open the airway with little or no movement of the head and cervical spine.
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