Upon arrival, you find a 73-year-old man unconscious in his bathroom. After moving him to an open area, and suspecting no trauma, what is the preferred method of opening his airway?

A) The jaw-thrust maneuver
B) The jaw-lift maneuver
C) The head-tilt/chin-lift maneuver
D) The modified jaw-thrust maneuver


C

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The partial pressure of a gas can be obtained by doing which of the following?

a. Multiplying the total mixture pressure by the percentage area a particular gas occu-pies b. Multiplying the atmospheric pressure by the percentage of water vapor present c. Subtracting the partial pressure of water vapor from the atmospheric pressure d. Dividing the total pressure of a gas mix-ture by the atmospheric pressure

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The minimum volume of a child manual resuscitator bag should be _____ mL

a. 800 c. 300 b. 500 d. 200

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Patients will often refer to medical assistants and other nonlicensed health care personnel as "nurses."

a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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Small red or purple spots in the skin or mucosa tissue are ____________

a. ecchymoses b. petechiae c. patches d. ulcers

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