CARDIAC ARREST AND CODE BLUE CPO FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH SOLUTIONS 2025

Airway management involves opening the airway, and ventilating the lungs. When working to open the airway, what are the 2 methods to do this? - ANSWER proper positioning of the airway, using an artificial airway In which patient population do you want to do the "head-tilt-chin-lift" manouver so it looks like the patient is sniffing the air? - ANSWER infant Airway obstructions produced by tongue and/or epiglottis can be relieved by this intervention: - ANSWER head tilt chin lift T/F: When lifting the chin to open the airway, you should lift the boney part of the jaw using fingers (not thumb), and lift the mandible upward and outward? - ANSWER T List the cases where you would choose to do a jaw thrust rather than a head tilt- chin lift? - ANSWER C-spine injury, suspected SCI, unwitnessed fall, unconscious patient, trauma The jaw thrust manoeuvre involves: placing 2-3 fingers under each side of the ______, displace the jaw _____, and use the thumb to retract the patient's____. - ANSWER lower jaw angle, forward, lower lip To facilitate mechanical ventilation, to protect the airway (e.g. prevent aspiration), to facilitate suctioning of the airway, and to relieve an upper airway obstruction are all examples of what? - ANSWER indications for an artificial airway