NextGen Learning To Elevate Your Airway Practice
Introduction
AUDIO INTRO – COMING SOON
Your patient is unresponsive with no pulse. The urge is to start bagging the patient and prepare for intubation. Instead, learn how to prioritize and plan for an airway strategy that will support the goals of cardiac resuscitation and lead to better outcomes.
Key Concept
Critical Actions
While the initial focus may be high-quality chest compressions, there are still some important actions you can take to ensure the airway is protected and that your actions are assisting resuscitation.
Don’t Make Thing Worse
Provide Good airway hygiene
Good airway hygiene is frequently lacking during cardiac arrests. It’s your job to clean it up! Ensure you and the airway team keep the airway patent suction, avoid aggressive bagging and stomach insufflation, and don’t impede venous return by overdoing positive pressure ventilation of the lungs.
- Suction any airway contamination.
- Remove any airway obstructions.
- Work with compressions & pauses.
- Keep RR rate low (10 breaths per minute.
- Keep tidal volumes low (400-500 ml maximum).
What’s Next
Explore the full airway management during cardiac arrest learning space for related lessons on airway strategy, equipment and coordination with CPR.
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