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Airway Management Essentials

Airway Management Essentials. Learning Objectives. Cognitive Describe the various conditions that cause concern during treatment in the field for critical airway intervention. Discuss the various adjuncts available to maintain an open airway.

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Airway Management Essentials

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  1. Airway Management Essentials

  2. Learning Objectives Cognitive Describe the various conditions that cause concern during treatment in the field for critical airway intervention. Discuss the various adjuncts available to maintain an open airway. Describe the proper technique in using each of the adjuncts.

  3. Learning Objectives Psychomotor Demonstrate how to properly use the various types of airway adjuncts used by your organization.

  4. Key Vocabulary Advantage Alternative Aspiration Asthma Complication Disadvantages Esophagus Fenestrated

  5. Key Vocabulary (continued) Hypopharynx Hypoxia Intubation Larynx Neonatal Oxygenation Primary Risk

  6. Key Vocabulary (continued) Sedated Skill Trachea Ventilation

  7. Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) • Always remember the importance of wearing personal protective equipment when working with a patient’s airway.

  8. ET Airway Management Concerns Professional literature has begun to question the use of endotracheal intubation in the pre-hospital setting. Increased scene time Inadequate opportunities to learn and practice Poor conditions

  9. ET Airway Management Concerns (continued) Prolonged attempts Unrecognized placement Adverse outcomes Available alternatives

  10. Alternative Airway Management Tools Dual-lumen Airway Devices Two tubes in one Function whether placed in the esophagus as intended or placed in the trachea Placed blindly into the esophagus

  11. Process for Insertion: Dual Lumen Provider determines the patient has no gag reflex and needs ventilatory support. Start ventilating patient with the standard bag valve mask. Slide dual lumen down the throat to a marked area. Inflate two cuffs. Ventilate the first tube. Assess for lung inflation.

  12. Process for Insertion: Dual Lumen (continued) If no breath sounds, the tube was accidentally placed into the trachea. You won’t be able to ventilate the patient through that first tube. Switch from one tube to the other tube.

  13. Disadvantages for Dual Lumen Insertion Potential for confusion Only comes in adult sizes Potential for trauma to the esophagus or trachea

  14. Process for Insertion: Laryngeal Mask Airway Laryngeal Mask Airway (LMA) A single lumen airway that is designed to sit in the hypopharynx, above the glottis, covering the openings of the trachea and larynx Comes in various sizes, from neonatal to adult

  15. LMA Became available as a disposable device around 2005 Widely used in the operating room by physicians Sits in the post-ear pharynx Creates a cuffed seal based on its design around the glottis opening or around the trachea

  16. Disadvantages of LMA Does not isolate the trachea for ventilation or suctioning Does not protect against aspiration Cannot be used in patients who are conscious or who have a gag reflex Does not seat aggressively in the airway More prone to dislodgement More prone to some aspiration problems

  17. Alternative Airway Management Tools Supraglottic Airways Placed in the hypopharynx Are not designed to enter either the trachea or esophagus Designed to provide a patent airway by keeping the tongue and soft tissue of the upper airway from obstructing airflow Directs airflow toward the trachea

  18. Advantages for a Supraglottic Airway Only one tube Only has one inflation port Shorter design makes it less likely to end up in the trachea May come in adult sizes and children sizes

  19. Insertion for a Supraglottic Airway Insert blindly. Insert into airway as far as it will go. Inflate one cuff and then attempt to ventilate. During ventilation of this patient, start pulling the tube out. Evaluate for adequate chest rise.

  20. Key Points Intubation provides a method to secure an airway, ventilate, and suction. Many questions arise regarding the skills needed to intubate successfully. Providers have other options for managing airways. Each airway management tool requires knowledge of the tool, when to use the tool, and continuous practice using the tool.

  21. Key Points (continued) Every airway management method carries advantages and disadvantages. Providers must accept their limitations, recognize problems during airway management use, and/or identify when an airway is mismanaged. Providers should be capable of moving to alternative airway management tools when necessary.

  22. Summary While endotracheal intubation is a definitive means for securing the airway and isolating the trachea for ventilation and suctioning, it is not always feasible. Alternatives include dual-lumen airways, laryngeal mask airways, and other supraglottic airways. EMS providers must be knowledgeable about each of the options and be able to carefully weigh the risks and benefits of each procedure for every patient.

  23. Applications Local protocols — Recent — case review Lessons of Scenario drill

  24. 24-7 EMS 888.240.4911 Visit our Web site for additional information. www.24-7ems.com

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