🫁 Airway, Respiration & Ventilation: Airway Steps Flashcards
1
Q
How many step in securing an airway?
A
4
2
Q
What are the steps in securing an airway?
A
- Open
- Clear
- Keep
- Vent
3
Q
What does ventiliation mean?
A
Air, in-and-out.
4
Q
O.C.K.V.
A
- Open
- Clear
- Keep
- Vent
5
Q
How to: Open an airway (medical)
A
- Head Tilt
- Chin Lift
6
Q
How to: Open an airway (trauma)
A
Jaw Thrust Manuever
7
Q
What does the “C” in O.C.K.V. mean?
A
Clear, meaning ‘Is suction required?’
8
Q
How long do you have to suction secretions?
A
15 seconds
9
Q
What are the two airway adjuncts?
A
- OPA (oropharyngeal airway)
[or-o-fuh-rin-gee-uhl] - NPA (nasopharyngeal airway)
[naso-fuh-rin-gee-uhl]
10
Q
Where do you measure the OPA?
A
Corner of the mouth, to the corner of the jaw.
11
Q
Where do you measure the NPA?
A
From the nose to the ear.
12
Q
What does BVM stand for?
A
Bag Valve Mask
13
Q
3 Reasons to Use a BVM?
A
- CPR Situation
- Airway Obstruction
- Pediatric or Infant Resuscitation
