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Section 1 - Ward Care (Level 0–2)

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  05 February 2021

Mazyar Kanani
Affiliation:
James Cook University Hospital, Middlesbrough
Simon Lammy
Affiliation:
Institute of Neurological Sciences, Glasgow
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Summary

These simple methods are often unsuccessful when airway obstruction is caused by loss of muscle tone in the pharynx. Always check for intervention success after each manoeuvre using the Look, Listen and Feel sequence.

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Surgical Critical Care
For the MRCS OSCE
, pp. 1 - 274
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2021

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