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Suction Indications
Significant amount of blood, vomit that threaten airway patency
Suction contras
Suction of saliva or pulmonary oedema fluid
Suction Potential complications/cautions
Damage to oropharanx
Hypoxia
Stimulation of gag/cough relfex
Braydicardia/hypotention due to vagal nerve stimulation
How to use suction
turn to max
Place catheter inside no futhur than you can see
Suction while withdrawing from mouth and in a circular motion
Do it no longer than 10 secs at a time
OPA Indications
Routinely placed in all patients requiring airway support
OPA contras
Patients who are conscious with gag relfex
OPA cautions
gagging, vomiting, aspiration, trauma to mouth, Dental injury, Inadequate airway
NPA indications
airway needs to be maintained but patient has trismus, mouth cavity been damaged OPA cant be placed
NPA Contras
Nasal trauma Maxillofacial trauma
NPA Cautions
Epistaxis, Ulceration, Sinusitis, gag relfex
BVM Indications
Administration of Hi flow
PEEP
Assisting ventilations
BVM Contras/cautions
Contras: None
Cautions: Active Vomiting, insufficient breathing to open duck bill valve
BVM Complications
Hyper/hypo ventalation, gastric inflation, intrathoratic pressure, barotrauma, asphxiation due to duckbill valve not opening
Cardboard splint Indications
Fractures disslocations of
Ankle
Tib/fib
Hand, wrist, radius, ulna
ElbowC
Cardboard splint contras
None
Cardboard splint cautions
Time critical
Cardboard splint complications
Pain during splinting
To small/tight can cause ischemia
to large dont provide enough support
Cat tourniquet Indications
Servere bleeding despite direct pressure
Bleeding that is immediatley life threatening
Crush injury that has been going on for more than 60 mins
Cat tourniquet Contras/Cautions
None
Cat tourniquet Complications
Severe pain
Tissue damage
Limbs with two bones may limit pressure able to apply
Bleeding may be difficult to control if on a thigh or any large limb
C spine collar indications
C spine cannot be cleared clinically
Specific posterior midline tenderness
Signs and symptoms of spinal cord injury
C spine collar contras
Patients who are unconscious
C spine collar cautions
pre excisting c spine abnormalities
Uncooperative patients
C spine collar complications
may worsen neck pain
may promote the development of pressure in areas
makes airway management more difficult
may raise ICP