AIRWAY CONTROL Flashcards
1
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Step 1
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-Evaluate the airway
-Consider cervical injury
-Secure the airway by positioning, OPA, or NPA if possible
2
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Step 2
A
Place a supraglottic airway if necessary
3
Q
Step 3
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Provide continuous waveform ETCO2
4
Q
Step 4
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Consider CPAP dyspnea caused from
-heart failure
-acute cardiogenic palmonary edema
-pneumonia
-COPD ( asthma, bronchitis, emphysema)
5
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Step 5
A
Trauma patients and pediatric patients should be maintained by BLS means if possible