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Airway Definition :
• Airway is defined as a passage through
which the air/ gas passes during respiration,
consisting of
Snoring or gurgling
Stridor
Agitation (hypoxia)
Use of accessory muscles
Paradoxical chest movement
Cyanosis
Airway Management
Nasopharyngeal airway
• Passed through one of the nares and can be used in patients with an intact gag
reflex
• Measured from tip of the nose to the corner of the patients ear.
The nasal airway is lubricated
with a water soluble lubricant
• Endotracheal intubation
• Cricothyroidotomy
• Tracheostomy
Endotracheal intubation:
• Consider Endotracheal
intubation if :
Failure to maintain an
airway/ ventilation by other
means
Risk of aspiration
Adult
Types :
Needle
Percutaneous
Surgical
Cricothyroidotomy / Tracheostomy
Needle Cricothyroidotomy
Percutaneous Cricothyroidotomy
Percutaneous Cricothyroidotomy
Tracheostomy
Ventilation
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Fiberoptic bronchoscope
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Video Laryngoscope
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