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==Background== | ==Background== | ||
* | [[File:F4.png|thumb|Oral cavity and oropharynx.]] | ||
[[File:F6.png|thumb|Sagittal section through the head and neck showing the subdivisions of the pharynx.]] | |||
*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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==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== | ||
*[[Supraglottic airway]] | *[[Supraglottic airway]] | ||
*[[Rapid | *[[Rapid sequence intubation]] | ||
{{Related Difficult Airway Pages}} | |||
==External Links== | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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[[Category:EMS]] | [[Category:EMS]] | ||
[[Category:Procedures]] | |||
Latest revision as of 20:32, 17 April 2024
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
See also
Airway Pages
- Pre-intubation
- Induction
- Intubation
- Surgical airways
- Post-intubation