Kettering airway Care QUESTIONS With VERIFIED CORRECTANSWERS 2023/2024
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Kettering Airway Care
Kettering airway Care QUESTIONS With VERIFIED
CORRECTANSWERS 2023/2024
Compare and contrast the main indications for oral and nasal pharyngeal
airways. - ANSWER Oral: Unconscious, support base of tongue, bite block
(with ET tube or seizure), facilitate oral suctioning. Nasal: Conscious
pat...
Kettering airway Care QUESTIONS With VERIFIED CORRECT ANSWERS 2023/2024 What are the four indications for oropharyngeal airways - ANSWER Unconscious patient Support bade of tongue Bite block Facilitate oral suctioning How do you determine the correct size of an oropharyngeal airway - ANSWER From the mouth or tip of chin to the angle of the jaw How should an oropharyngeal airway be inserted - ANSWER Upside down to the back to free throat and then turned What are the four indications for a nasopharyngeal airway - ANSWER Conscious patient Support base of tongue Facilitate nasotracheal suctioning Used to decrease trauma during nasotracheal suctioning What are complications when using a nasopharyngeal airway - ANSWER Trauma to the mucosa - use lubricant Epistaxis (nose bleed) - change every 24hrs Increased airway r esistance - use largest that'll fit How do you determine the size of an oropharyngeal airway - ANSWER From the nostrils to the tip of the earlobe How should a nasopharyngeal airway be inserted - ANSWER The way it is anatomically shaped and with the us e of lubricant What are the advantages of using the head tilt/ chin lift method - ANSWER Easy to perform Permits control of loose dentures Works with all air groups What are the contraindications for using the head tilt/chin lift maneuver - ANSWER (Suspicion of) fractured neck What are the advantages of using the (modified) jaw thrust maneuver - ANSWER Allowing for establishing a patent airway in patients with a suspected neck fracture What are the disadvantages of using the (modified) j aw thrust - ANSWER Difficult to perform Difficult to obtain a good deal during mouth to mouth ventilation Tiring for operator's wrists Patients looses dentures are not controlled What is the difference between the jaw thrust and modified jaw thrust - ANSWER Modified means that there is definitely no neck extension occurring What are the signs of a mild airway obstruction - ANSWER Good air exchange Responsive and can cough forcefully May wheeze between coughs What are the treatments for mild air way obstruction - ANSWER Encourage pt to continue spontaneous cough and breathing Do not interfere with the pt's attempts to expel a foreign body Stay with them and monitor condition Call 911 if mild airway obstruction occurs What are the signs of se vere airway obstruction - ANSWER Difficulty breathing, weak cough, inability to speak/breathe, bluish gray skin, fingernail beds, or inside of mouth (cyanosis), high pitched noise when inhaling or no noise at all, universal choking sign What are the ste ps for treating severe airway obstruction in an infant that is responsive - ANSWER Straddle over arm in prone position with the head being supported by firmly holding the jaw Deliver 5 back blows with be heel of the hand between the infant's should blade s Turn over and apply 5 chest thrusts
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