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*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]] | |||
==Removal== | ==Removal== | ||
Revision as of 20:28, 17 August 2015
Background
- Primarily used in prehospital setting by EMT's to secure an airway
Indications
- Unresponsive patients w/o 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
- Simply pull out the OPA