Airways (ABCDE)

?
View mindmap
  • 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

Comments

No comments have yet been made

Similar Nursing resources:

See all Nursing resources »See all Airways ABCDE resources »