NURSING EXAM QUESTIONS
FIRST AID
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Place both hands under the shoulders
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Lift head gently by placing fingers on soft tissue of the neck
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Lift neck gently and push down on chin
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Use head tilt/chin lift technique
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Detailed explanation-1: -Tilt the patient’s head back by pushing down on the forehead. Place the tips of your index and middle fingers under the chin and pull up on the mandible (not on the soft tissues). This lifts the tongue away from the posterior pharynx and improves airway patency.
Detailed explanation-2: -Part of pre-intubation and emergency rescue breathing procedures, the head tilt–chin lift maneuver and the jaw-thrust maneuver are 2 noninvasive, manual means to help restore upper airway patency when the tongue occludes the glottis, which commonly occurs in an obtunded or unconscious patient.
Detailed explanation-3: -Airway: The patient’s airway is opened by performing a head tilt–chin lift or a jaw thrust. These maneuvers will thereby displace the mandible anteriorly, lifting the tongue and epiglottis away from the glottic opening.