Your patient is unresponsive after a motorcycle accident. You assess the airway and hear gurgling respirations. You should:
A) suction the airway. B) give two rescue breaths.
C) insert an OPA. D) perform a head tilt-chin lift.
A
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a. 10–12 c. 12–20 b. 15–20 d. 25–30
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Limiting time spent at a scene can be especially important if the mechanism of injury suggests that the patient could go into shock. In order to keep the time at the scene to a minimum, which of the following assessments or treatments should NOT be performed on the scene?
A) ABCs with spinal precautions B) Immobilization C) Splinting swollen extremities D) Rapid trauma exam
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