RESPIRATORY ARREST Flashcards
List the basic interventions
Give Oxygen
Open the Airway
Provide basic ventilation
Use artificial airways adjuncts (OPA, NPA)
Suction to maintain a clear airway
Maintain airway with advanced airway
Rate of respiratory support in a patient with a perfusing rhythm
1 breath every 6 seconds
Consequence of hyperventilation
Increased intrathoracic pressure
Decreased venous return to the heart
Diminished cardiac output
Increased gastric inflation
Most common cause of airway obstruction in an unresponsive patient
Loss of tone of throat muscles
5 basic airway skills
Head tilt-chin lift
Jaw thrust without head extension
Mouth to mouth ventilation
Mouth to barrier device (using a pocket mask)
Bag-mask ventilation
Most common causes of airway obstruction (after basic maneuvers have been taken)
Blood
Secretions
Vomit
Time limit of oral and endotracheal suctioning
10 seconds or less to reduce the risk of hypoxemia