Which of the following patients are at risk for the most common cause of upper airway? obstruction?

A) 4-year-old male with croup
B) 21-year-old female unconscious and supine on the floor
C) 22-year-old female stung by a wasp
D) 5-year-old female with epiglottitis

Ans: B) 21-year-old female unconscious and supine on the floor

Health Professions

You might also like to view...

Which size fire stream flows 40 to 350 gpm (160 L/min to 1 400 L/min)?

A. Master stream B. Handline stream C. Low-volume stream D. High-volume stream

Health Professions

A 68-year-old man has a small squamous cell carcinoma of the right posterior lateral border of the tongue. If left untreated, this lesion would most likely metastasize first to which of the fol-lowing?

a. Submental lymph nodes b. Submandibular lymph nodes c. Mandible d. Lung

Health Professions