Management of an airway obstruction begins with immediate recognition and treatment.Place these nursing interventions in the appropriate order for initial care of a postanesthesia patient with airway obstruction.
1)Positive-pressure mask ventilation
2)Head-tilt/chin-lift maneuver (nonreactive patient)
3)Insertion of oropharyngeal or nasopharyngeal airway
4)Intubation with mechanical intubation
5)Stimulation of the patient

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Initially,stimulation may be all that is necessary to relieve the obstruction.In a nonreactive patient,use the head-tilt/chin-lift maneuver to displace the tongue and open the airway.If unsuccessful,an oropharyngeal or nasopharyngeal airway is inserted.The patient can also be turned on his or her side to a lateral position,which facilitates the displacement of the tongue and drainage of secretions.If the obstruction is still unrelieved,positive-pressure mask ventilation,intubation,tracheotomy,or cricothyrotomy may be required.

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