Oropharyngeal airway: Difference between revisions
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==Background== | ==Background== | ||
* | *Airway adjunct used to open oropharynx and increase effectiveness of BVM ventilation | ||
==Indications== | ==Indications== | ||
*Unresponsive patients | *Unresponsive patients without gag reflex | ||
*Apneic patient being ventilated with BVM | *Apneic patient being ventilated with BVM | ||
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[[File:Opa.jpg|thumb|Oropharyngeal airways]] | [[File:Opa.jpg|thumb|Oropharyngeal airways]] | ||
==Removal== | ===Removal=== | ||
*Pull out the | *Pull out the OPA | ||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||
*[[Intubation]] | *[[Intubation]] | ||
*[[Supraglottic airway]] | *[[Supraglottic airway]] | ||
*[[Rapid | *[[Rapid sequence intubation]] | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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[[Category:EMS]] | [[Category:EMS]] | ||
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Revision as of 06:40, 27 December 2016
Background
- Airway adjunct used to open oropharynx and increase effectiveness of BVM ventilation
Indications
- Unresponsive patients without 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