OBSTRUCTED AIRWAY (PRE-
ASSESSMENT) QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT VERIFIED ANSWERS
AA2childA2withA2anA2obstructedA2airwayA2becomesA2unresponsive.A2WhichA2actionA2would
A2beA2mostA2appropriate A2toA2doA2first?A2-A2Ans--
gentlyA2lowerA2theA2childA2toA2theA2groundA2andA2immediatelyA2beginA2CPR,A2startingA2wit
hA2chestA2compressions
WhileA2onA2breakA2inA2theA2cafeteria,A2aA2personA2sittingA2atA2aA2nearbyA2tableA2beginsA2c
hoking.A2TheA2personA2looksA2panickedA2andA2frightened.A2YouA2goA2overA2toA2helpA2andA
2noteA2thatA2theA2personA2isA2notA2ableA2toA2breathe,A2speakA2orA2cough.A2YouA2summonA
2additionalA2resourcesA2andA2obtainA2consent.A2WhichA2actionA2wouldA2youA2doA2next?A2-
A2Ans--
PerformA2aA2seriesA2ofA25A2backA2blowsA2andA25A2abdominalA2thrustsA2untilA2theA2personA2
canA2coughA2forcefully,A2speak,A2orA2breathe;A2orA2theyA2becomeA2unresponsive
AnA2infantA2hasA2anA2obstructedA2airwayA2andA2backA2blowsA2haveA2beenA2ineffective.A2Y
ouA2attemptA2chestA2thrusts.A2ToA2aboutA2whichA2depthA2wouldA2youA2performA2theA2chest
A2thrusts?A2-A2Ans--1A21/2A2inches
anA2adultA2patientA2becomesA2unresponsiveA2whileA2youA2areA2attemptingA2toA2clearA2thei
rA2obstructedA2airway.A2AfterA2gentlyA2loweringA2themA2toA2theA2groundA2andA2providingA2
30A2compressions,A2youA2openA2theA2patient'sA2mouthA2andA2lookA2forA2anA2object.A2ifA2yo
uA2doA2notA2seeA2theA2object,A2WhichA2actionA2shouldA2youA2attempt?A2-A2Ans--
2A2ventilations
AnA2infantA2hasA2anA2obstructedA2airwayA2butA2isA2responsive.A2WhichA2techniqueA2shoul
dA2youA2useA2whenA2administeringA2backA2blowsA2toA2theA2infant?A2-A2Ans--
heelA2ofA2theA2handA2betweenA2theA2scapulae
ASSESSMENT) QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT VERIFIED ANSWERS
AA2childA2withA2anA2obstructedA2airwayA2becomesA2unresponsive.A2WhichA2actionA2would
A2beA2mostA2appropriate A2toA2doA2first?A2-A2Ans--
gentlyA2lowerA2theA2childA2toA2theA2groundA2andA2immediatelyA2beginA2CPR,A2startingA2wit
hA2chestA2compressions
WhileA2onA2breakA2inA2theA2cafeteria,A2aA2personA2sittingA2atA2aA2nearbyA2tableA2beginsA2c
hoking.A2TheA2personA2looksA2panickedA2andA2frightened.A2YouA2goA2overA2toA2helpA2andA
2noteA2thatA2theA2personA2isA2notA2ableA2toA2breathe,A2speakA2orA2cough.A2YouA2summonA
2additionalA2resourcesA2andA2obtainA2consent.A2WhichA2actionA2wouldA2youA2doA2next?A2-
A2Ans--
PerformA2aA2seriesA2ofA25A2backA2blowsA2andA25A2abdominalA2thrustsA2untilA2theA2personA2
canA2coughA2forcefully,A2speak,A2orA2breathe;A2orA2theyA2becomeA2unresponsive
AnA2infantA2hasA2anA2obstructedA2airwayA2andA2backA2blowsA2haveA2beenA2ineffective.A2Y
ouA2attemptA2chestA2thrusts.A2ToA2aboutA2whichA2depthA2wouldA2youA2performA2theA2chest
A2thrusts?A2-A2Ans--1A21/2A2inches
anA2adultA2patientA2becomesA2unresponsiveA2whileA2youA2areA2attemptingA2toA2clearA2thei
rA2obstructedA2airway.A2AfterA2gentlyA2loweringA2themA2toA2theA2groundA2andA2providingA2
30A2compressions,A2youA2openA2theA2patient'sA2mouthA2andA2lookA2forA2anA2object.A2ifA2yo
uA2doA2notA2seeA2theA2object,A2WhichA2actionA2shouldA2youA2attempt?A2-A2Ans--
2A2ventilations
AnA2infantA2hasA2anA2obstructedA2airwayA2butA2isA2responsive.A2WhichA2techniqueA2shoul
dA2youA2useA2whenA2administeringA2backA2blowsA2toA2theA2infant?A2-A2Ans--
heelA2ofA2theA2handA2betweenA2theA2scapulae