A to E

Question 1

What are you looking for on A for Airway?

Answer 1

Visible secretions

Question 2

What are you listening for on A for Airway?

Answer 2

Stridor
Gargling
Snoring

Question 3

What are you feeling for on A for Airway?

Answer 3

Can you feel their breath on your cheek?

Question 4

How do you manage airway problem if there is no suspected C spine injury?

Answer 4

Head tilt chin lift

Head tilt (with one hand) chin lift with two fingers of hand. This opens up the oropharynx so that if the tongue does go floppy, it doesn’t obstruct the airway.

Question 5

How do you manage airway problem if there is a suspected C spine injury?

Answer 5

Jaw thrust

You literally try to move the jaw forward

Question 6

If head tilt chin lift/jaw thrust hasn’t worked, what else can you do? What does this depend on?

Answer 6

Oropharyngeal tube if unconscious
Nasopharyngeal tube if subconscious

Aim is to stop the tongue from falling back and obstructing airway but NPT doesn’t always succeed in this.

I gel
Guadel

Question 7

What are you looking for on B for Breathing?