Chapter 14- Resonsive Patients (Adominal Thrust Maneuver)

Question 1

The goal of abdominal thrust maneuver is to compress the lungs _______

Answer 1

upward

Question 2

this forces ________from the lungs to flow upward and expel the object

Answer 2

residual air

Question 3

in responsive patients with a severe airway obstruction, you should:

Answer 3

repeat abdominal thrust until the foreign body is expelled or the patient becomes unresponsive

Question 4

each test should be delivered with the intent of

Answer 4

Relieving the obstruction

Question 5

To perform abdominal thrust on a responsive adult, use the following technique:

Answer 5

stand behind the patient and wrap your arms around his or her abdomen
straddle your legs outside the patient’s legs
This will allow you to easily slide the patient to the ground if he or she becomes responsible

Question 6

next, make a fist with one hand and grasp the fist with with the other hand. Place the ____ side of the fist against the patient’s abdomen

Answer 6

Thumb

Question 7

where on the abdomen should you place your fist?

Answer 7

just above the umbilicus and well above the xiphoid process

Question 8

Place your fist into patient’s abdomen with a __________ thrust

Answer 8

a quick inward and upward thrust

Question 9

Continue abdominal thrust until ______

Answer 9

the object is expelled from the airway or the patient becomes unresponsive