Ventilations and Airway Management

Question 1

Types of resuscitation masks

Answer 1

1. Round
2. Pear

Question 2

How many ventilations when someone was drowning

Answer 2

Give 2 initial ventilations to the person who is not breathing as a result of drowning as part of the rapid assessment.
Pause between each ventilation to allow the chest to fall.

Question 3

2 ways to open the airway

Answer 3

1. Head-tilt/Chin-lift
2. Jaw thrust
3. Modified jaw thrust manouver

Question 4

Head-tilt/chin-lift manoeuvre

Answer 4

1. First, place the mask so it covers the person’s mouth and nose.
2. With one hand, place the space between your thumb and index finger at the top of the mask above the valve.
3. Rest your remaining fingers on the side of the person’s face.
4. Place the thumb of your other hand along the base of the mask and place your bent finger under the person’s chin.
5. Lift the person’s face into the mask and open the airway by tilting the head back.

Question 5

Jaw thrust manoeuvre

Answer 5

1. Place both hands around the mask and form a C with your thumb and index finger around the sides of the mask, and an E with the last three fingers of each hand under the person’s jaw.
2. Alternatively, if using a round mask, place your thumbs along the sides of the valve and your fingers under the person’s jaw.
3. Simultaneously, seal the mask and open the airway by lifting the person’s jaw up into the mask and tilting the head back.

Question 6

When to use a modified jaw thrust manoeuvre

Answer 6

When you suspect a head, neck or spinal injury

Question 7

Modified jaw thrust manoeuvre

Answer 7

lift the jaw up without tilting the head back

Question 8

Position for jaw thrust manoeuvre

Answer 8

Above the persons head

Question 9

Position for head-tilt manoeuvre

Answer 9

Knelt by head

Question 10

What do you need to use a bag-valve resuscitator

Answer 10

An assisting lifeguard

Question 11

What manoeuvre should be used for in water ventilations

Answer 11

jaw-thrust maneuver with head extension