What techniques can be used to open and maintain an airway?
What techniques can be used to open and maintain an airway?
Techniques to open the airway include the head tilt–chin lift maneuver and the jaw thrust maneuver. Placement of oral or nasal airways may also help to maintain a patent airway. The use of a face mask with a bag-valve device (e.g., Ambu bag) is the usual next step in airway management.
What two techniques can you use to check a patient’s airway?
Breathing
- look to see if their chest is rising and falling.
- listen over their mouth and nose for breathing sounds.
- feel their breath against your cheek for 10 seconds.
What are the basic airway skills?
Some examples of basic airway management include:
- Basic assessment.
- Choking interventions such as the Heimlich maneuver and back blows.
- Encouraging a conscious person to cough.
- Using the finger sweep maneuver to clear the airway.
- Airway obstruction prevention tactics.
- Basic suction techniques.
- Mask oxygenation.
How do you secure the airway?
5 tips for securing a patient’s airway
- Bring suction to the patient.
- Proper airway management preparation.
- Have a patient assessment plan.
- Have a back-up trauma plan.
- Consider a pediatric BVM.
What are types of airway management equipment are there?
Laryngeal mask airways Endotracheal tubes Pharyngeal tubes Esophageal tracheal airways & double lumen endobronchial tubes Laryngoscopes & video laryngoscopes Laryngeal tubes & laryngeal tube suction devices Lung isolation devices Streamlined pharynx airway liners Supraglottic airways Supraglottic non-inflatable airway devices
What are manual airway maneuvers?
Basic procedure used in cardiopulmonary resuscitation to open the patient’s airway. Rescuers one hand tilts head back while other hand is placed under the chin to lift the mandible and displace the tongue. Synonym(s): manual airway maneuver, rescue breathing.
What is an airway bag?
The Zenith ALS/BLS or Airway bag is the perfect blend of size and space. It is ideal for the first in bag, featuring both backpack straps and over the shoulder option.
