1.19 MILLION DEATH/YEAR AGED 5-29 YEARS 92% IN LOW & MIDDLE INCOME COUNTRIES (WHO, 2023)
AIRWAY MANAGEMENT EMERGENCY NURSING FOR BACHELOR NURSING STUDENTS BASIC CRITICAL INTERVENTION FOR EMERGENCY NURSES
Learning Outcomes: After completing this session you are expected to be able to: Understand trauma specific airway challenges Learn basic techniques tailored for trauma patients Analyze case studies to identify appropriate airway management interventions
Airway Anatomy: A Review
TRAUMA SPECIFIC AIRWAY CHALLENGES CONSCIOUS PATIENT MAY BECOME UNCONSCIOUS FLUIDS OR SOLID MATERIAL MAY OBSTRUCT AIRWAY IN UNCONSCIOUS PATIENTS AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION DISTURBS BREATHING THAT MAY LEAD TO A BREATHING FAILURE UNCONSCIOUS ACCIDENT VICTIM SHOULD BE SUSPECTED HAS CERVICALS INJURIES
AIRWAY MANAGEMENTS TO KEEP THE AIRWAY OPEN: RECOVERY POSITION, OPA, LMA, ETT
HOW TO ADDRESS THE CHALLENGES? TO KEEP THE AIRWAY OPEN: RECOVERY POSITION, OPA, LMA, ETT
HOW TO ADDRESS THE CHALLENGES? FLUIDS: FINGER SWEEP, SUCTIONING
HOW TO ADDRESS THE CHALLENGES? SOLID OBJECTS: HEAD TILT, CHIN LIFT, JAW THRUST
HOW TO ADDRESS THE CHALLENGES? C-SPINE CONTROL: HEAD HANDLING, NECK COLLAR, HEAD IMMOBILIZER, LOG-ROLL
BASIC INTERVENTION TO ADDRESS THE CHALLENGES: THE JAW THRUST
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Summary The burden of consequences coming from traffic accidents are alarmingly high Airway obstructions in traumatic injury pose certain threat for the patient Careful airway management is critical to safe the patient Jaw thrust is the most appropriate Basic Intervention for a traumatic injury patient with Airway Obstruction