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What is the preferred method to open the airway in a patient with no suspected spinal injury?
✔✔Head-tilt, chin-lift
What airway maneuver is used when spinal injury is suspected?
✔✔Jaw-thrust maneuver
What is the normal respiratory rate for an adult?
✔✔12 to 20 breaths per minute
What device delivers the highest concentration of oxygen?
✔✔Bag-valve mask (BVM) with reservoir
What should you do if a patient is breathing at 8 breaths per minute and has shallow respirations?
✔✔Assist ventilations with a BVM
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, What is the most common cause of airway obstruction in an unconscious patient?
✔✔The tongue
What is the correct position to place an unconscious, breathing patient with no trauma?
✔✔Recovery position
What is the purpose of a nasopharyngeal airway (NPA)?
✔✔To keep the upper airway open in a semi-conscious patient
What is the purpose of suctioning the airway?
✔✔To remove secretions and prevent aspiration
What sound suggests partial upper airway obstruction?
✔✔Stridor
What respiratory sound is most commonly heard in asthma?
✔✔Wheezing
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