The patient is brought to the emergency department after a motor vehicle accident. The patient has head and neck trauma and has stopped breathing. What should the nurse do?
a. Open the airway using the head tilt–chin lift method.
b. Open the airway using the jaw-thrust method.
c. Give two breaths using mouth-to-mouth and a barrier device.
d. Give two breaths using a bag-mask device.
B
First determine whether the patient has spontaneous respirations by opening the airway. Consider spinal cord injury in patients with trauma. In these situations, a rescuer must use the jaw-thrust maneuver. Prevention of head extension and neck movement is very important to prevent paralysis or spinal cord injury. Apply a rigid cervical collar as soon as possible to reduce cervical spine motion.
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