List the steps for clearing an airway
(1) Wear gloves. (2) Grasp the mouth and open the jaw with the thumb and index finger. (3) Use the index finger to do a finger sweep to remove a foreign object. Care must be taken not to cause the object to be moved further back and cause an obstruction. (4) Make an airway using the head-tilt/chin-lift maneuver (if there is no evidence of neck injury).
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a. Confidentiality b. Health insurance c. Discussion d. Open communication
Which of the following statements accurately describe pulmonary vascular capacitance? I. During lung inflation, vascular capacitance increases within the alveolar vessels. II. During hypervolemic states, lung inflation causes a discharge of alveolar blood volume into the left atrium. III. During dehydration, lung inflation will cause a transient decrease in the pulmonary venous overflow as blood
pools in the extra-alveolar vessels. IV. Vascular capacitance decreases in the extra-alveolar vessels during lung inflation. A. III only B. I, II, IV only C. I, III, IV only D. II, III, IV only