Let’s get technical
Used to correct snoring respirations
The Head tilt chin lift
Used to ventilate a patient
Bag Valve Mask
Main piece of equipment passed through the glottic opening
Endotracheal tube (ET Tube)
noninvasive adjunct used on unresponsive patients who do not have a gag reflex
Oropharyngeal Airway (OPA)
Main portion of the lower airway that splits at the carina
The Trachea
Used to clear the airway of vomitus and help reduce risk of aspiration
Suction
Used with a laryngoscope to help clear an upper airway obstruction
Magill forceps
Curved blade designed to go into the vallecula
The Macintosh Blade
Indicated in unresponsive patients with a gag reflex
Nasopharyngeal Airway (NPA)
Where gas exchange takes place
The Alveolar capillaries
preferred method in a patient with suspected neck trauma
Jaw thrust
Used prior to the ET tube during a difficult intubation. ET tube is slid over it to secure the airway
Boujee
Opening in the side of the ET tube that allows ventilation to occur even after the tip becomes obstructed.
Murphys eye
Contraindicated when an airway can be secured by another means
cricothyrotomy both surgical and needle
leaf shaped fold of tissue that folds over the trachea during swallowing
Epiglottis
Last ditch effort to secure an airway when all other methods have failed
Needle cricothyrotomy
surgical cricothyrotomy
can be placed down an ET tube or other adjuncts to help prevent aspiration
french catheter (non rigid catheters)
Anatomical clue that can be used to size an Endotracheal tube
The diameter of the pinky finger
Contraindicated by the inability to open the patients mouth due to trauma or dislocation of the jaw
Endotracheal intubation
It is at its largest during inspiration
The Glottic opening
technique in which pressure is applied to the thyroid cartilage to improve the laryngoscopic view
BURP
(backwards, Upwards, rightward, pressure)
Small whistle that emits a high pitched sound as air moves in and out of the ET tube
Beck Airway Airflow Monitor (BAAM device)
how do you confirm placement after intubation
(multi step answer)
1. Visualization of ET tube passing between the vocal chords
2. Chest rise and fall
3. Auscultation over both lungs and the epigastric region
4. continuous capnography waveform
Contraindications for CPAP
1. Patient is unable to follow directions
2. patient blood pressure is less than 90 systolic
3. Signs and symptoms of a pneumothorax
Only tracheal ring that is a complete circle
Cricoid cartilage