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BVM VENTILATION OF AN APNEIC PATIENT
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Checks responsiveness and breathing (5 sec but not more than 10 sec) |
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The examiner informs the candidate, "The patient is unresponsive and apneic."
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Requests additional EMS assistance
Checks carotid pulse for at least 5 but no more than 10 seconds |
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The examiner must now inform the candidate, "You palpate a weak carotid pulse at a rate of 60."
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Opens airway properly
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The examiner must now inform the candidate, "The mouth is full of secretions and vomitus.
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Prepares rigid suction catheter
Turns on power to suction device or retrieves manual suction device Inserts rigid suction catheter without applying suction Suctions the mouth and oropharynx (The examiner must now inform the candidate, "The mouth and oropharynx are clear." |
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The examiner must now inform the candidate, "The mouth and oropharynx are clear.
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Opens the airway manually
Inserts oropharyngeal airway |
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(The examiner must now inform the candidate, "No gag reflex is present and the patient accepts the airway adjunct."
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Ventilate the patient immediately using a BVM device
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The examiner must now inform the candidate that ventilation is being properly performed without difficulty."
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Re-checks pulse for at least 5 but no more than 10 seconds
Attaches the BVM assembly (mask, bag, reservoir) to oxygen @ 15 LPM Ventilates the patient adequately 1. Proper volume to make chest rise 2. Proper rate (10 - 12/minute but not to exceed 12/minute |
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The examiner must now ask the candidate, "How would you know if you are delivering appropriate volumes with each ventilation?"
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Each ventilation should last about 1
second and make the chest clearly rise. The chest should fall before the next ventilation is given. |
