Triple airway manoeuvre Flashcards by Findlay burns-fabb | Brainscape

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Indications for Triple airway manoeuvre (1)

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Pt requiring airway management

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Contraindications for Triple airway manoeuvre (1)

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Injury or anatomy prevents safe application

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Precautions for Triple airway manoeuvre(2)

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Spinally immobilised pts

2. Children and infants may require modified positioning

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Triple airway manoeuvre:

Head tilt position; Adult, Larger child, Smaller child

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Adult: 2cm pad below occiput
Large child: Supine with no padding
Small child/infant/newborn: 2cm pad beneath shoulders

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Triple airway manoeuvre:

Finger positioning

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5th, 4th, 3rd: Around angle of mandible
Index fingers: On the body of the mandible
Thumbs: Over the zygomas

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