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AIRWAY MANAGEMENT
Upper Airway
Lower Airway (Mechanics of Respiration)
Airway Management Assess for Airway Obstruction! • Difficulty breathing • Patient conduct (anxious, combative) • Abnormal sounds
Improve/Establish Airway Through Maneuvers • Chin lift • Jaw thrust
Remove Debris/Suction Airway Adjuncts: • Nasal airway (Primary) • Oral airway
Airway Obstruction • The most common obstruction is from a prolapsed tongue! • Why?
Airway Obstruction • • • • •
Blood Clots, Teeth Soft Tissue & Bones Swelling Position of Head Head Injury
Improve/Establish Airway Chin Lift Method (NON-TRAUMA)
Improve/Establish Airway Jaw Thrust Method
Remove Debris and Suction
Nasopharyngeal Airway
Nasopharyngeal Airway • Lubricate ! • Insert along floor of nasal cavity • If resistance met, use back-and forth motion • Don’t Force – Use other nostril • If patient gags, withdraw slightly
Oral Pharyngeal Airway
Oral Pharyngeal Airway • Measure • Confirm patient is unconscious • Insert, rotate 180 degrees as inserting
Questions?
Upper Airway
Lower Airway (Mechanics of Respiration)
Airway Management Assess for Airway Obstruction! • Difficulty breathing • Patient conduct (anxious, combative) • Abnormal sounds
Improve/Establish Airway Through Maneuvers • Chin lift • Jaw thrust
Remove Debris/Suction Airway Adjuncts: • Nasal airway (Primary) • Oral airway
Airway Obstruction • The most common obstruction is from a prolapsed tongue! • Why?
Airway Obstruction • • • • •
Blood Clots, Teeth Soft Tissue & Bones Swelling Position of Head Head Injury
Improve/Establish Airway Chin Lift Method (NON-TRAUMA)
Improve/Establish Airway Jaw Thrust Method
Remove Debris and Suction
Nasopharyngeal Airway
Nasopharyngeal Airway • Lubricate ! • Insert along floor of nasal cavity • If resistance met, use back-and forth motion • Don’t Force – Use other nostril • If patient gags, withdraw slightly
Oral Pharyngeal Airway
Oral Pharyngeal Airway • Measure • Confirm patient is unconscious • Insert, rotate 180 degrees as inserting
Questions?
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