{"id":198815,"date":"2025-03-10T12:04:40","date_gmt":"2025-03-10T12:04:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/learnexams.com\/blog\/?p=198815"},"modified":"2025-03-10T12:04:42","modified_gmt":"2025-03-10T12:04:42","slug":"you-are-alone-and-caring-for-a-9-month-old-infant-with-an-obstructed-airway-who-becomes-unresponsive-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/2025\/03\/10\/you-are-alone-and-caring-for-a-9-month-old-infant-with-an-obstructed-airway-who-becomes-unresponsive-2\/","title":{"rendered":"You are alone and caring for a 9-month-old infant with an obstructed airway who becomes unresponsive"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

You are alone and caring for a 9-month-old infant with an obstructed airway who becomes unresponsive. Which action should you perform first?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Select the correct answer to this question.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Check for breathing and a pulse.
Look in the mouth for the object, and remove it with your pinky if you can see it.
Provide 5 back blows.
Provide 30 chest compressions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The correct answer and explanation is :<\/strong><\/mark><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The correct answer is:
Provide 30 chest compressions.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Explanation:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

When a 9-month-old infant<\/strong> has an obstructed airway and becomes unresponsive<\/strong>, your first priority is to provide 30 chest compressions<\/strong> immediately. This is because the airway blockage may have caused the heart to stop or led to severe oxygen deprivation. Chest compressions help circulate oxygen-rich blood to the brain and other vital organs while also potentially dislodging the obstruction.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Step-by-Step Response:<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n
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  1. Confirm unresponsiveness<\/strong> \u2013 Tap the infant\u2019s foot and shout their name to see if they respond.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. Call for emergency help<\/strong> \u2013 If you are alone, provide 2 minutes of care before calling emergency services (911).<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  3. Start 30 chest compressions<\/strong>:<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n
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    • Place two fingers on the center of the infant\u2019s chest, just below the nipple line.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • Compress 1.5 inches deep<\/strong> at a rate of 100-120 compressions per minute<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
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      1. Check the mouth<\/strong> \u2013 After 30 compressions, open the infant\u2019s mouth and look for the object. If visible, remove it with your pinky finger using a sweeping motion. Do not blindly sweep<\/strong> if you don\u2019t see the object, as it may push the obstruction deeper.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
      2. Provide rescue breaths<\/strong> \u2013 If the object is removed and the infant is not breathing, give 2 rescue breaths<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
      3. Repeat compressions and breaths<\/strong> until the object is expelled, the infant starts breathing, or emergency help arrives.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

        Why Not the Other Options?<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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        • Checking for breathing and a pulse first?<\/strong> \u2192 Delays critical action; if the infant is unresponsive, assume no pulse and begin compressions.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
        • Looking in the mouth first?<\/strong> \u2192 Only do this after chest compressions; blindly sweeping could push the object further.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
        • Providing back blows?<\/strong> \u2192 Back blows are for conscious choking infants. If they become unresponsive, switch to chest compressions.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

          Conclusion:<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

          Immediate chest compressions increase survival chances and may help dislodge the obstruction. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

          You are alone and caring for a 9-month-old infant with an obstructed airway who becomes unresponsive. Which action should you perform first? Select the correct answer to this question. Check for breathing and a pulse.Look in the mouth for the object, and remove it with your pinky if you can see it.Provide 5 back blows.Provide […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"categories":[25],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-198815","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-exams-certification"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/198815","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=198815"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/198815\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=198815"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=198815"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=198815"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}