Airway Part 2- Bag Valve Mask Adjuncts

Summary: <br> How do you oxygenate a patient (while you are preparing for RSI) if suction, moving the tongue, and basic BVM ventilation are unsuccessful?<br> <br> <br> <br> Pharyngeal Airways<br> <br> <br> <br> * These tools bypass the posterior portion of the tongue to help with BVM ventilation* Nasopharyngeal Airway (NP)* Measure from earlobe to tip of nose* TEST QUESTION: Don’t use in a patient with possible skull fracture* Oropharyngeal Airway (OP)* Measure from earlobe to corner of mouth<br> <br> <br> <br> Laryngeal Mask Airway (LMA)<br> <br> <br> <br> * Essentially a modified BVM to place inside the mouth* It fits OVER the larynx (cords, epiglottis, etc)<br> <br> <br> <br> Retroglottic Airways<br> <br> <br> <br> * “King”* “Combitube”<br> <br> <br> <br> Additional Reading<br> <br> <br> <br> * Laryngeal Mask Airway <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laryngeal_mask_airway">(Wikipedia)</a>* King Airway <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laryngeal_tube">(Wikipedia)</a>* Combitube <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Combitube">(Wikipedia)</a><br>