EXERCISES, LESSON 3
INSTRUCTIONS. Answer the following exercises by writing the answer in the space
provided or by selecting the lettered response that best meets the requirement of the
exercise .
After you have completed all of these exercises, turn to "Solutions to Exercises" at the
end of the lesson and check your answers. For each exercise answered incorrectly,
reread the material referenced with the solution.
1.
A cricothyroidotomy can provide a temporary airway between the
________________ and the ________________when there is a total airway
obstruction.
2.
List the five parts of the cricothyroidotomy site.
a. ________________________________________________________.
b. ________________________________________________________.
c. ________________________________________________________.
d. ________________________________________________________.
3.
List three reasons a person might need a cricothyroidotomy.
a. ________________________________________________________.
b. ________________________________________________________.
c. ________________________________________________________.
4.
Signs and symptoms of an obstructed airway include absence of ____________,
universal _________________________ signs, and inability to _____________.
5.
Although a cricothyroidotomy is a relatively safe procedure, complications include
bleeding, entering a passage other than the airway, and damaging
the________________________ and the larynx.
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