Tag: artificial ventilation
- Management of Inadequate Ventilation ()
When the patient is unresponsive and demonstrates any deficiencies with rate, rhythm, or quality in breathing, the patient probably needs to be ventilated with a pocket face mask or bag valve mask. The easiest and smallest device that would give the provider the ability to ventilate without performing mouth to mouth resuscitation is a pocket […]
- Assessment of Adequate and Inadequate Ventilation ()
The primary survey is where we figure out if the patient is conscious or needs ventilation During the primary survey, the ambulance crew meets the patient face to face and makes some quick observations. Is the patient conscious and talking? If so the airway is clear. Is the patient not alert (not talking)? Then the […]