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AN ANESTHESIOLOGIST CAN SAVE YOUR LIFE WITH ONE FINGER

The Anesthesia Consultant

Note that both the jaw thrust and the chin lift are taught in Basic Life Support (BLS) classes as potential remedies to improve the breathing of an unconscious (non-anesthetized) person. Why Did Take Me So Long To Wake From General Anesthesia? Will I Have a Breathing Tube During Anesthesia?

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TEN COMMANDMENTS OF ANESTHESIA

The Anesthesia Consultant

The notion of C-A-B, short for Chest Compressions-Airway-Breathingin that orderis pertinent for Basic Life Support responders in out of hospital cardiac arrest, but has no place in the operating room. Why Did Take Me So Long To Wake From General Anesthesia? Will I Have a Breathing Tube During Anesthesia?