Airway and Intubation

Question 1

Name the 2 main methods of securing an airway/intubation

Answer 1

Endotracheal (ET) tubes
Supraglottic airway devices - V and I gels

Question 2

Why do we intubate (protecting the 3 P’s)

Answer 2

Patient - protects the airway, maintains anaesthesia, allows the use of capnography, facilitates ventilation
Planet - allows us to minimised anaesthetic gas wastage, reduce GHG emissions
People - Prevents hazardous gases from polluting the room we are working in, economical and reduces gas wastage

Question 3

Name the 2 methods we implement to reduce damage to the environment from anaesthetic gasses

Answer 3

Balanced anaesthesia - reduce amounts of inhalation agents needed
Intubation - minimises amount of gas escaping into the room

Question 4

What does IPPV stand for

Answer 4

Intermittent positive pressure ventilation
(breathing for the patient)

Question 5

If performing head surgery in a bird, where else can you intubate

Answer 5

Caudal air sac

Question 6

Why is it so important to intubate reptiles under anaesthetic

Answer 6

Can tolerate very low O2 so often wont breathe under anaesthesia
Intubation is required to keep them anaesthetised