NPA Flashcards
1
Q
NPA - indications
A
Support airway patency in the unconscious patient - preferable in pts with gag, trismus, oral trauma
2
Q
NPA - precuations
A
Facial trauma or suspected back skull fracture - possibility of cerebral intrusion
TBI/nTBI - gag reflex can increase ICP
3
Q
NPA - measure
A
Corner of nose to earlobe
