Question

Which one of the following instructions applies to the performance of mask-to-stoma ventilation on a person who has had a COMPLETE laryngectomy?

1) the nose and mouth must be manually sealed off
2) perform Head tilt neck lift maneuver to open the airway
3) the nose must be sealed off
4) neither the nose nor mouth must be sealed off

Answer 1

For mask-to-stoma ventilation on a person with a complete laryngectomy, neither the nose nor mouth needs to be sealed off since the airway is accessed through the stoma.Therefore, sealing the nose or mouth would not affect the ventilation through the stoma.

Step-by-step explanation:

The correct instruction for performing mask-to-stoma ventilation on a person who has had a complete laryngectomy is that neither the nose nor mouth must be sealed off. After a complete laryngectomy, the patient's airway is no longer connected to the nose and mouth, and breathing is done through the stoma, which is an opening created in the neck that leads directly to the trachea. Therefore, sealing the nose or mouth would not affect the ventilation through the stoma.