What are two stimuli that must be diminished or eliminated to reduce gagging?
What will be an ideal response?
Psychogenic and tactile. Psychogenic stimuli arise in the mind and may result from prior experience. Tactile stimuli arise from touch and a physical reaction to the sensation of airway obstruction.
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A) Dorsal fulling B) Thumbwalking C) Finger skipping D) Squeezing
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A) Antibiotics B) Vinca alkaloids C) Antimetabolites D) Alkylating antineoplastic agents
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a. Stimulants/irritants b. Emollients c. Bulk-forming d. Hyperosmotics
You are on the scene of a 34-year-old man who is not awake. After determining that he does NOT respond to verbal stimuli, your next action would be to:
A) place him on a backboard and perform a secondary assessment en route to the hospital. B) open his airway. C) pinch his fingernails. D) apply manual cervical spine immobilization.