Fisdap airway stuvia - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Appropriate airway management - ANSWER *Steps must be performed in order. Bypass steps that do not apply.* a. Open and maintain a patent airway. b. Recognize and treat airway obstructions. c. Assess ventilation and oxygenation status. d. Administer supplemental oxygen. e.Provide ventilatory assistance. Upper airway - ANSWER Consists of all anatomic airway structures above the glottic opening. *1. Tongue* a. Must be manipulated b. Tends to fall back into the posterior pharynx in unresp...

Indications for Suctioning lower airway - ANSWER PTs mouth becomes filled with secretions; to be able to ventilate properly without pushing material into the airway obstructing it Signs and Symptoms of Lower airway injury - ANSWER Tachypnea, dyspnea, cough, wheezing, rales, rhonchi, retractions, hypoxia, stridor Signs and Symptoms of Tension Pneumothorax - ANSWER hypotension, hypoxia, absent breath sounds to affected side, trachea deviation, JVD, tachycardia, LOC, AMS Physiological Effe...