Primary Care Skill 3 - Airway Open? Breathing Normally?

Question 1

How many steps are there for a responsive patient?

Answer 1

7

Question 2

What is the first step for a responsive patient?

Answer 2

Assess the scene
Ask the patient if you can help
If no response, tap on the collar bone - sensitive area

Question 3

What is the second step for a responsive patient?

Answer 3

Verbal response means they are breathing normally

No CPR required

Question 4

What is the third step for a responsive patient?

Answer 4

Call EMS if appropriate

Question 5

What is step 4 for a responsive patient?

Answer 5

Keep the patient still - don’t move the patient

Question 6

What is step 5 for a responsive patient?

Answer 6

Put on barriers at hand but don’t delay of there aren’t any barriers available

Question 7

What is step 6 for a responsive patient?

Answer 7

Continue to the S portion of the CABS

Question 8

What is the 7th Step of a responsive patient?

Answer 8

Continue with the cycle of care

Question 9

How many steps are there for an unresponsive patient?

Answer 9

8

Question 10

What is step one for an unresponsive patient?

Answer 10

assess the scene
Give the responder statement
Tap collarbone

Question 11

What is step 2 for an unresponsive patient?

Answer 11

Check for open airway and normal breathing

Question 12

What do you do if you are unsure if the patient is breathing?

Answer 12

Open the airway using the head tilt chin lift. Place your hand on the forehead and tilt the head back. With fingertips under the chin lift the chin to open the airway. Check for normal breathing and chest movement. Give CPR if not breathing normally.

Question 13

What is the alternative to the head tilt chin lift?

Answer 13

The pistol grip lift.

With your thumb and index finger make a pretend hand gun, place them together like you’ve fired the gun. Place your hand along the patients jawline with your thumb below the patients lip and index finger below the chin.
Open the patients mouth and place your other hand on the patients forehead
Gently lift the patients jaw with your middle finger and tilt the head back

Question 14

What is step 3 of an unresponsive patient?

Answer 14

Ask a bystander to call EMS if the patient is unresponsive and secure and AED if possible. If you are alone call with a mobile or if you don’t have a phone leave the patient and call EMS first

Question 15

What is step 4 of an unresponsive patient?

Answer 15

Put on barriers

Question 16

What is step 5 of an u responsive patient?

Answer 16

Begin CPR if they aren’t breathing normally

Question 17

What is step 6 of an unresponsive patient?

Answer 17

If they are breathing normally continue onto S from CABS

Question 18

What is step 7 of an unresponsive patient?

Answer 18

If there is no S place the patient in the recovery position

Question 19

What is the recovery position?

Answer 19

Place the arm nearest to you out at a right angle
Bring the far arm across the chest and hold the back of the hand against the patients cheek
With your other hand grasp the far leg just above the knee and pull it up keeping the foot on the ground
Gently pull the patient towards you putting them on their side

Question 20

What is step 8 of an unresponsive patient?

Answer 20

Must be kept in the recovery position for more than 30 minutes