Tag: airway assessment
- Airway Management ()
Introduction To be skillful at airway management, the provider must know the critical anatomical, physiological, and pathological features related to the airway. They should also be aware of the various tools and methods that have been developed for this purpose. It is additionally important to know the indications, contraindications, and complications of endotracheal intubation. It […]
- Assessment of Adequate and Inadequate Ventilation ()
The primary survey is where we figure out if the patient is conscious or needs ventilation During the primary survey, the ambulance crew meets the patient face to face and makes some quick observations. Is the patient conscious and talking? If so the airway is clear. Is the patient not alert (not talking)? Then the […]
- Airway Risk Management In Responsive Patients Or Patients With A Clear Airway ()
Most EMS patients are conscious and speaking with EMS. Sometimes, the patient will not be alert or even unconscious, necessitating the ambulance crew to open the airway and determine if the airway is clear. In either case the airway is clear, but does that mean that the airway will remain clear during transport? Unconscious patients […]
- Suctioning ()
Airway suctioning refers to the collective measures that are used for clearing the airway of a patient. It involves suctioning, clearing secretions, and maintaining the patency of the airway. It is of particular importance for patients with mechanical ventilators, endotracheal tube (ET) intubations, tracheostomies, or other airway adjuncts. Clearance of airway secretions is a normal […]
- Airway Assessment ()
When the patient is alert and talking to you, the airway is clear. When the patient is not alert and is not speaking to you, the airway must be assessed In a patient who is unresponsive or not alert, the cause of the altered mental status could be an airway obstruction of some sort, so […]