In the life support course for nurses, which is in line with advanced life support guidelines from the National Resuscitation council. the airway management module covers the following objectives:
1. Determine cause of airway obstruction
2. Open of airway with correct simple maneuvers
3. Use airway adjuncts correctly
4. Administer supplemental oxygen with various devices
5. Assist in endotracheal intubation
In some hospitals, video assisted intubation are known.
In Khoo Teck Puat hospital, C-mac is used with bougie.
To confirm placement, end tidal carbon dioxide detector or esophageal detector(ODD) is used post intubation with auscultation and chest x-ray.
In some cases, patients may be intubated under rapid sequence intubation for emergent airway management. Drugs may be given to assist intubation. The nurse assisting the airway need to prepared for failed airway situations which require insertion of LMA, assist in jet ventilation, tracheotomy.
More information can be seen in this presentation
Other resources can be found on the emergency nursing world.
After airway is managed, we moved on looking at management of ventilation.
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