nb505 airway and ventilation

flashcards about airway and ventilation

what is ventilation

the movement of air in and out of the lungs

How much air on average does an adult breath out

500ml

What can obstruct an airway

• Vomit

• Blood

• Food

• Swelling

What are you listening to when auscultating the lungs?

• Stridor

• Wheeze

• Crackles

• Silent

Different types of Positioning a patient?

• Head tilt, chin lift

• Jaw thrust

• Ear to sternum notch

What is the airway ladder (bottom to top)

• Positioning

• NPA

• OPA

• IGEL

• ET Tube

• Needle Cricothyroidotomy

what colour and size is the most popular IGEL?

• Green

• Size 4

What are the 3 steps to ensure the IGEL is fitted properly?

• Chest rise and fall

• Equal bilateral air entry

• ETC02 reading

What is one VERY important thing someone should do with an IGEL?

• Always hold onto the IGEL 

What is the point of ETCO2

Shows how effective we ventilate, perfuse and metabolise

What is this wave form?

• Normal wave form 

What is this wave form?

• “Shark fin”

• Broncho spasm

• COPD

• Asthma

What is this wave form?

• Curare cleft

• When pt starts breathing for themselves

What is this wave form?

• Increasing ETCO2 (Hypoventilation)

What is this wave form?

• Decreasing ETCO2 (Hyperventilation)