Airway management (DONE) Flashcards
how to size an NPA
Nose to ear lobes
what are the signs of a basial skull fracture
rackon eyes
bleeding from the jaw
bleeding from the ears
what are the contra indications for a NPA
pt who don’t tolerate it
serious facial injury
basial skull fracture
what is trisamas
when the jaw is clapt shut
what are the indications for an NPA
unresponsive and have a gag reflex
individuals who are semi consious
often used when OPA difficult to insert e.g seizures
how do you size an opa
midpoint of incisors (mouth) to angle of mandible (jaw)
what are you indications for an OPA
unresponsive and no gag reflex
what is your airway circut for an igel
igel
tube holder
catherter mount
filter
etco2 detector
bag-valve mask
what is your supraglottic airway
igel
what are your airway adjuncts
NPA
OPA
why would you suction
blockage of liquid that doesn’t clear with postural drainage
what are you manual manoeuvres
head tilt, chin lift
jaw thrust
what can you do for positioning
recovery position or sitting the patient up
postural drainage
what is the step wise approach to airway management
maintained
positioning
manaul manoeuvre
suctioning
airway adjuncts
supraglottic airway
advance airway
