You Are Starting to Ventilate a Patient with a Laryngectomy

Multiple Choice

You are starting to ventilate a patient with a laryngectomy and stoma. As you provide the first few ventilations, you note that the air passes easily into the patient, but does not cause the chest to rise. Your next action should be to:

A) seal the patient's mouth and nose.
B) suction the tracheostomy tube.
C) perform a head-tilt, chin-lift.
D) ventilate through the mouth and nose.