This medical animation shows the technique for oral, or oropharyngeal, airway insertion in the throat which is used for keeping the airway open in an unconscious person. One of the primary goals of airway management is to provide adequate ventilation and oxygenation to avoid or halt the progression to cardiopulmonary arrest. Effective and timely airway management is also an essential component of successful cardiopulmonary resuscitation or CPR. Airway management is part of critical care medicine in the pediatric population for a nurse as pediatric airway problems are commonly seen in pediatric and general emergency departments.
Small simple plastic piece can protect the Airway and save lives
Lets demonstrate Oropharyngeal Airways
Placement of an oropharyngeal airway is the foundation of basic emergency airway management. The oropharyngeal airway is used when a patient is unable to protect his or her airway (e.g., because of coma, lack of gag reflex, inability to cough)
The oropharyngeal airway also can be used with patients with oral endotracheal tubes to serve as a bite block or patent pathway for suctioning remove airway secretions.
Insert an oropharyngeal airway only in unconscious (unresponsive) patients with no cough or gag reflex.
As it will stimulate patient to vomit so To avoid aspiration, remove of foreign material before inserting the oropharyngeal airway.
Select the appropriate-size oropharyngeal airway by measuring from the patient's earlobe or angle of the jaw to the corner of the mouth
An oropharyngeal airway that is too small may push the tongue into the oropharynx and cause an obstruction; an oropharyngeal airway that is too large may obstruct the trachea.
Technique to insert
Use a tongue depressor and displace the tongue forward.
Insert the oropharyngeal airway with the tip down, following the curvature of the base of the tongue into the oropharynx
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Alternatively, insert the oropharyngeal airway into the mouth upside down with the tip pointing toward the roof of the mouth; then, as the tip of the oropharyngeal airway reaches the posterior wall of the pharynx, rotate the oropharyngeal airway 180 degrees1 while advancing it into the proper position.
Ensure that the flange of the oropharyngeal airway is stable and positioned securely on the patient's lips.
demonstrates how to size and insert a Geudel Airway. It is part of a series of videos on the Initial Assessment of a Trauma Patient.
18 сен 2024
