Managing upper airway obstruction.
A complete respiratory obstruction can lead to death in 3 minutes. The first and constant duty of the nurse aider is to check that the person is breathing by looking, listening and feeling. Partial obstruction is no less serious than complete obstruction. The nurse aider, in any situation, should assess the problem and attempt to overcome the airway obstruction using the measures described.
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D000402:Airway Obstruction / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D005392:First Aid; D006801:Humans; D012151:Resuscitation