Airway & consults

Question 1

Name the parts of the vertebral column and the number of vertebrae in each

Answer 1

Cervical - 7
Thoracic - 12
Lumbar - 5
sacral - 5
coccyx - 4

Question 2

2 ways of manually opening airway

Answer 2

Head tilt/chin lift

Jaw thrust

Question 3

What is tachycardia and bradycardia

Answer 3

tachy >100
brady <60

Question 4

What temp is :
- low grade pyrexia
- high grade pyrexia
- hyperpyrexia

Answer 4

• 37.5-38
• 38-40
• 40+

Question 5

What is the normal range of oxygen saturation

Answer 5

96-100%

Question 6

What is PEFR? and the normal rates

Answer 6

Peak Expiratory flow rate

500-650 l/min in males
400-500 l/min in females

Question 7

2 type of advanced airways

Answer 7

ET intubation
Surgical cricothyroidotomy

Question 8

3 indications of surgical cricothyroidotomy?

Answer 8

Trauma/burns to face and neck preventing ET intubation
Conscious casualty
Total upper aurway obstruction

Question 9

Where do you document advanced airway treatments?

Answer 9

FMed 825

Question 10

What are the indications for Endotracheal intubation?

Answer 10

deeply unconscious casualty; airway obstruction and unable to clear; casualty transfer