A man at the corner table is eating and having coffee. Suddenly he puts his hands to his throat and tries to stand. He is unable to cough or speak. What is your first action?.

While the family is manually ventilating a 3-year-old boy with a tracheostomy tube, the child’s heart rate begins to drop, and he becomes cyanotic. During auscultation, breath sounds are significantly diminished bilaterally. Which action should the family member take after suctioning the tracheostomy tube produces no improvement?

David suffered head trauma from an automobile accident and now has anosmia. A.Define anosmia. B. Why is this condition fairly common after such injuries and in cases of severe nasal cavity inflammation?

How do the epiglottis and soft-palate work during a swallow?   Question 28 options:   The diaphragm contracts   The soft palate lifts up to close the laryngopharynx   The epiglottis folds down to cover the glottis   The epiglottis lifts up to open the glottis   Trick question: the epiglottis folds over to cover the esophagus, not the glottis