Airway Management Flashcards
Airway must remain patent to ensure adequate _________ and _____________
ventilation and oxygenation
Advanced airway placement ensures uninterrupted ___________ during ventilation in cardiac arrest
chest compression
Airway consists of ??
Nasal and oral cavities
Pharynx
Larynx
Trachea
Bronchi
METHODS OF AIRWAY MAINTENANCE
________________ airway devices
_________________ airway devices
____________ airways
Supraglottic (upper )
Infraglottic (lower)
Surgical
METHODS OF AIRWAY MAINTENANCE
Supraglottic (upper )airway devices – mention 3
Infraglottic (lower) airway devices – mention 3
Surgical airways – mention 2
oro/ naso-pharyngeal airway, laryngeal mask airway, i-gel
endotracheal tube, combitube, laryngeal tube
cricothyroidotomy ,tracheostomy
ORO-PHARYNGEAL AIRWAYS (OPA)
e.g Guedel’s airway
•____-shaped device
•Inserted through ______ into _____________
•_________ prevent airway from falling back into mouth
•_______ portion lies between teeth and prevent occlusion by biting
J; mouth; oropharynx
Flanges; Bite
Oro-pharyngeal airways
•Size from neonate to large adult
•Paediatrics-size _____ to _____
•Adult-size ____ to _____
•May cause ________ on insertion
•May stimulate ________ or _________ if patient is semi-conscious
000 to 2
3 to 5
trauma
gag reflex or vomiting
SIZING THE ORO -PHARYNGEAL AIRWAY
Angle of ———— to _______
Or
____________ to ______________
mouth to earlobe
Centre of incisor to angle of jaw
CAUTION WHEN USING OPA
Oro-pharyngeal airways that are too large may _______________ or ____________ to the airway
Oro-pharyngeal airways that are too small or inserted wrongly may ______________________________ and obstruct the airway
obstruct the larynx or cause trauma
push the base of the tongue posteriorly
Insertion of oro-pharyngeal airway
Open the mouth
Insert airway into oral cavity
Advance airway until _____________________
In _________- do not rotate in oral cavity!
it lies in the pharynx
children
INSERTION OF ORO-PHARYNGEAL AIRWAY
Open the mouth
Insert airway into oral cavity in the ____________ position as far as the __________________
Rotate it through ______ –minimises chance of ___________________________
Advance airway until it lies in the _______
Fits over tongue and pushes it away from ______________________
Correct placement- improvement in airway reflexes and sitting of bite portion b/w teeth
upside-down; junction between the hard and soft palate
1800; pushing tongue backwards and downwards
pharynx; post. pharyngeal wall
NASO-PHARYNGEAL AIRWAY
Inserted through the ______ into the ________
Bypasses the _________ and ___________
______________ inserted through flange to prevent migration into the nose
nose; nasopharynx
mouth and oropharynx
Safety-pin
Naso-Pharyngeal Airway
Contra-indicated in cases of ____________________
Life saving in __________,__________, or _____________ injuries
Caution in children with _________
fracture base of skull
clenched jaw, trismus or maxillofacial
adenoids
(Oro or Naso?) Pharyngeal Airway is Better tolerated by semi-conscious patients
Naso
SIZING OF NASO-PHARYNGEAL AIRWAY
_________________ to ___________________
Diameter should be equal or (smaller or larger?) than patients ____________
Compare the outer circumference of the naso- pharyngeal airway with the __________________________
Tip of the nose to the tip of the earlobe
Smaller; little finger
inner aperture of the nares
INSERTION OF NASO-PHARYNGEAL AIRWAY
Select appropriate size
___________ the nasopharyngeal airway
Insert the _________ end (vertically or horizontally?) along the _______ of the nose with a slight ________ action
The flange should rest against the nasal opening. Maintain head tilt using chin lift or jaw thrust.
Once in place use ______,_________, and ___________ technique to assess patency and adequacy of ventilation
Lubricate; bevel; vertically
floor; twisting
look, listen and feel
LARYNGEAL MASK AIRWAYS
Alternative to facemasks or tube Inserted through mouth so cuff lies __________________
From neonatal to large adult sizes
above larynx