Airways (ABCDE)
- Created by: Katieirvine
- Created on: 19-11-22 16:05
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- Airway Obstruction
- Assessing the Airways
- colour of lips? cyanosis
- What are the sounds?
- swelling of the lips? anaphylaxis
- Is the Patient speaking?
- Causes of Obstructions
- Direct Trauma
- Foreign Bodies (blood,vomit, solids)
- Infection and Inflammation
- CNS Depression (GCS LOW)
- Bronchospasm
- Blocked Tracheostomy
- Signs of Obstruction
- Impaired Vocalisation
- Difficulty Breathing/ Distress/Choking
- Increased effort breathing
- Seesaw Breathing pattern/ use of accessory muscles
- Partial obstruction
- Noisy Breathing (AT or ABOVE the Larynx)
- Stridor
- Wheeze or Gurgling
- Treatment/ Management
- Airways OPEN
- Head Tilt Chin Lift
- Jaw Thrust
- Simple Adjuncts (guedel airways)
- orophayngael
- Nasopharyngeal
- Airways OPEN
- Assessing the Airways
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