Oral Airway Presentation

1. Oropharyngeal Airway Placement Adam A. Divine, EMT-P, PI-Candidate

2. Oropharyngeal Airways Objectives

3. Oropharyngeal Airways Oropharyngeal airway (OP) Curved, Hard Plastic device that is designed to go over the back of the tongue Prevents tongue from occluding airway Range in Size from 00 to 6 Aids in Airway Suctioning

4. Oropharyngeal Airway There are several different styles of OP Airways but all of them serve the same general purpose.

5. Oropharyngeal Airway Indications OP Airways are indicated in unconscious patients without a gag reflex An Oral Airway will prevent the tongue, which is the most common airway obstruction, from blocking the airway when properly inserted.

6. Oropharyngeal Airway Contraindications OP Airways should NOT be used in responsive patients Or in patients with a Gag Reflex.

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8. Oropharyngeal Airway Selecting the Proper Size Measure from the corner of the patient’s mouth to the angle of the jaw.

9. Oropharyngeal Airway Insertion procedure Airway should be upside down as it is inserted into mouth.

10. Oropharyngeal Airway Insertion procedure Rotate sideways as airway passes over tongue

11. Oropharyngeal Airway Insertion procedure Place in correct position once past the tongue with the flange flush with the teeth.

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14. Oropharyngeal Airway “Failure to Manage the airway is a major cause of preventable death in the Prehospital setting. Understand the importance of: Early Detection of Airway Problems Rapid and Effective Intervention Continual reassessment.”

15. Oropharyngeal Airways Summary

16. Oropharyngeal Airway Footnotes “Airway Adjuncts, Bag Mask Ventilation, and Laryngeal Mask Airways” Matthew Musick , Fellows Boot Camp 2013 ppt http://www.slideshare.net/webservtech1/power-point-airway-management “Unlocking Airway Management Skills…” Kansas BEMS EMS Education Task Force August 2002 “Airway, Airway – Who’s got the Airway?” Issues and Techniques in EMS Airway Management by Silver Cross EMS System, January 2012 “Airway Management and Ventilation” Chapter 15, Jones & Bartlett Learning LLC, Copyright 2013 www.jblearning.com