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What is an acceptable method of selecting an appropriate sized oropharyngeal airway?
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When do you use a oropharyngeal airway?
You would use an oropharyngeal airway only if certified and use it when a person is unconsius and not breathig also for assistance with BVM ventilation
What does the medical abbreviation OPA mean?
Oropharyngeal Airway
How should an oropharyngeal airway be inserted in an adult patient?
upside down and turned 180 degrees over the tongue
Indications And Contraindications from insertion of oropharyngeal airway?
Indications include airway maintenance, airway suctioning, and preventing biting of an endotracheal tube. These are almost always used in unconscious patients. Contraindications include a conscious patient, a foreign object blocking the airway, and a present gag reflex.
How to measure a Guedel's airway to ensure it is correct size for the patient?
Place the oropharyngeal airway (Guedel) on patient's face to check for correct size - tubing should extend from the corner of the mouth to the tip of the earlobe.
What is the airway management technique recommended when there are no head neck or spine injuries?
Either an oropharyngeal tube or an endotracheal tube if available and you have the training, otherwise use the 'head tilt, chin lift' method to sustain the airway.
Which VFR cruising altitude is acceptable for a flight on a Victor Airway with a magnetic course of 175?
5,500 feet.
When do you insert an oropharyngeal or nasopharyngeal airway?
In a pre-hospital emergency situation, someone who will most likely require the insertion on an OPA (oralpharyngeal airway) will be a patient who is unable to keep their airway open themselfs, don't have a gag reflex, and don't have any maxiofacial damage. The whole prodecure is quite short and simple. First, establish the patients gag reflex. This can be accomplished brushing the eyelashes since they operate on the same nerve. If the patient "flinches" the a gag reflex is present, if not then one may continue with the OPA. The OPA is inserted "backwards" then turned 180 degrees, forcing the touge out of the airway and ending the with flange resting on the teeth. Typically the patient is then assisted with respirations via a bag valve mask.
Ineffective airway clearance of pulmonary tuberculosis?
Ineffective airway clearance related to thick secretions or blood secretions, weakness, poor cough effort, edema, tracheal / pharyngeal.Goals :After a given airway hygiene nursing actions effectively, with the result criteria:Maintain the patient's airway.Removing secretions without help.Demonstrate behaviors to improve airway clearance.Participate in treatment programs as needed.Identify potential complications and appropriate action.Read More : http://all-nurses.blogspot.com/2012/05/ineffective-airway-clearance-related-to.html
When giving first aid to an accident victim where a spinal injury is suspected or possible?
Not entirely sure what you're asking but since I'm an EMT I'll try to answer it anyway. When a spinal injury is possible do NOT perform a head-tilt/chin-lift or use a nasopharyngeal airway to open the patient's airway. Do NOT put them in a recovery position as it can result in irreversible damage. DO use an oropharyngeal airway and/or the jaw-thrust maneuver while keeping them in the Supine position to open the airway and take spinal precautions to minimize the risk of further spinal damage.
When an unconscious airman has no control over her muscles Why do you need to open the airway quickly?
Unless an airway is established, her tongue may and fall backward and obstruct her breathing. Using a nasopharyngeal or oropharyngeal will maintain the airway.The brain can only survive without oxygen for a very short amount of time. The priorities in an injured person are to remove the person from the area of danger, then to ensure an adequate airway, breathing and assess circulation.An open airway is the most important because without an open airway and adequate breathing to promote oxygenation of blood, all other interventions will fail. In the setting of injury, especially if there is potential for head or neck injury, cervical spine stabilization should be maintained. This means that when opening the airway, you should not extend the neck. Instead a jaw lift should be performed and an airway adjunct may be needed to lift the tongue from the oropharynx to open the airway.Breathing may need to be assisted if there are no spontaneous ventilations. This can be done mouth-to-mouth or with an assistive device, such as a bag-valve-mask.
What is active airway?
An airway that is not blocked. If you can breathe easily, you have an active airway. If you are choking, you do not.
