Advanced airways
Who requires advanced airways?
Your PTs are experiencing Airway burns AFTER being removed from a house fire, they are unconscious and it seems they may be in respiratory arrest
Who requires advanced airways?
Pg- 3546
IV/IO/IM/IN/SL/SQ/TD/PO/RECTAL
What are the routes of administrative?
Pg- 1616
The absence of ventricular contraction or electrical activity; a straight-line or flat-line ECG
what rhythm is this? asytole, or V-tach
Pg- 2466
An extreme systemic form of an allergic reaction involving one, two, or more body systems.
What is ANAPHYLAXIS?
Pg- 2951
includes all structures above the glottic opening (glottis), which is the space between the vocal cords
what is the upper airway?
PG- 1837
35-45 mmHg, amount of expired co2
What is ETCO2
Pg- 1874-1875
IO needle, syringe, saline, extension set, and bulky or stabilizer dressings; tear the tape needed to secure the site, open antiseptic swabs, gauze pads, occlusive dressing, stabilizer dressing
what do you need for an IO?
Pg- 1613
On an ECG, leads aVR, aVL, and aVF . They contain only one true pole; the other end is a combination of information from other leads. A standard 12-lead ECG consists of the three augmented leads, three standard limb leads, and the six precordial leads
What leads are these? Augmented or Limb
Pg- 2466
Dose-125mg, Indications- Allergic reaction, anaphylaxis, acute bronchospastic disease management, shock with a history of adrenal insufficiency or long-term steroid dependence
what is your dose and indication for solu-medral?
Pg- 1783
extends from the glottis to the pulmonary capillary membrane
where does the lower Airway extend from?
Pg-1838
Hypoventilation, slow bagging, ROSC
Pg- 1878
correct drug and concentration, that it is not cloudy or discolored, and that the expiration date has not passed. Ensure that the ampule is not cracked or chipped. Shake/flick the medication into the base. take a 4x4 wrap it around the top and crack it open on the perforated line.
what to do with ampules prior to administering medication?
Pg- 1647
A pathologic condition characterized by restriction of cardiac contraction, falling cardiac output, and shock as a result of pericardial fluid accumulation.
Is this cardiac tamponade?
Pg- 2467
Stimulates cardiac activity; increases vasoconstriction; stimulates glycogenolysis; raises blood glucose levels
What does EPI do?
Pg- 778
trachea
is this in the upper or lower Airway?
PG- 1838
Inserted through the mouth, safe for pts with facial trauma, gastric irrigation
What is an OG tube?
PG- 1953
prep start kit, and flush, apply a tourniquet, palpate the vein, clean the site, choose the correct catheter, Insert the needle advanced the catheter, flush, and secure.
How to start an IV?
Pg- 1576
The process of discharging resting cardiac muscle fibers by means of an electrical impulse that stimulates contraction.
is this depolarization or repolarization?
Pg- 2468
Antihistamine (H1 blocker), Blocks H1 receptors in the respiratory tract, blood vessels, and GI smooth muscle; reverses extrapyramidal reactions. Symptomatic allergic reactions, symptomatic dystonia, extrapyramidal signs or symptoms caused by phenothiazines, antiemetic, chemical restraint.
what is Benadryl, and what indicates the need for it?
Pg- 1758
a leaf-shaped cartilaginous structure that closes over the trachea during swallowing
What is the epiglottis?
PG- 1839
Required to improve orotracheal intubation, ET tube placement,
why do you need a laryngoscope?
Pg- 1981
naloxone (Narcan), midazolam (Versed), glucagon (GlucaGen), ketorolac (T oradol), flumazenil (Romazicon), and fentanyl citrate
What medications can be Given Via IN?
Pg- 1689
The dominant pacemaker of the heart, located at the junction of the superior vena cava and the right atrium.
What Node is this, AV or SA?
Pg- 2472
Drowsiness, sedation, seizures, dizziness, headache, blurred vision, wheezing, thickening of bronchial secretions, palpitations, hypotension, dysrhythmias, dry mouth, diarrhea, nausea, vomiting. Hallucinations, confusion, and paradoxical CNS excitation can occur in children. Use with caution in patients with severe vomiting, asthma, narrow-angle glaucoma, benign prostatic hypertrophy, or alcohol intoxication
what are adverse affects and contraindications of Benadryl?
Pg- 1758
is divided into two passages by the nasal septum, a rigid partition with a rich blood supply.
What is the nasopharynx?
Pg- 844