Oropharyngeal airway: Difference between revisions
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==Procedure== | ==Procedure== | ||
===Application=== | ===Application=== | ||
*Size OPA from earlobe to mouth | *Size [[OPA]] from earlobe to mouth | ||
*Open patients mouth and insert OPA with the tip towards the roof of the mouth | *Open patients mouth and insert [[OPA]] with the tip towards the roof of the mouth | ||
*Rotate airway 180° and insert until it is fully inserted | *Rotate airway 180° and insert until it is fully inserted | ||
[[File:Opa.jpg|thumb|Oropharyngeal airways]] | [[File:Opa.jpg|thumb|Oropharyngeal airways]] | ||
==Removal== | ==Removal== | ||
*Pull out the OPA | *Pull out the [[OPA]] | ||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||
Revision as of 11:44, 19 December 2016
Background
- Primarily used in prehospital setting by EMT's to secure an airway
Indications
- Unresponsive patients with out gag reflex
- Apneic patient being ventilated with BVM
Contraindications
- Conscious patients
- Intact gag reflex
Procedure
Application
- Size OPA from earlobe to mouth
- Open patients mouth and insert OPA with the tip towards the roof of the mouth
- Rotate airway 180° and insert until it is fully inserted
Removal
- Pull out the OPA