What modifications of the Heimlich maneuver should be performed with this patient?
A 32-year-old female presents in the dental office with a positive medical history. She is in her second trimester and is six months pregnant. The patient is scheduled to have impressions made for a whitening tray. The dental auxiliary places the patient in a supine position and inserts the upper impression tray. The patient begins choking and experiencing airway obstruction with inadequate air exchange.
What will be an ideal response?
Use chest thrusts instead of abdominal thrusts.
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A) "After assessing the patient, the administration of activated charcoal can be effective if there are no obvious contraindications." B) "The primary role of EMS in this situation is merely to transport to the hospital." C) "If the patient has a fever, we can administer a medication to make him or her vomit to get the food out of his or her system." D) "You should treat the patient based on his or her signs and symptoms, just like any other ingested poison."
On the average, what percentage of an aerosol drug delivery device's output actually deposits in the lungs?
a. Less than 10% b. 10% c. 20% d. 30%
_______________________The portfolio is a letter of introduction, which accompanies a résumé
Indicate whether the statement is true or false.
After a drug is taken orally, it immediately passes into the bloodstream
Indicate whether the statement is true or false