BASIC AIRWAY MANAGEMENT (BAM)

Question 1

OPA

Answer 1

1. “Insert OPA”
2. “Measure from tip of lips to earlobes”
3. Head-tilt-chin-lift, cross finger technique (<3), “Open Mouth”
4. “Insert from hard palate to soft palate”
5. “Rotate 180”
6. “Flange resting on tip of lips”
7. “OPA inserted”

Question 2

BVM inspection

Answer 2

1. “Test BVM”
2. Squeeze bag, “Patient valve check”
3. “Override clip up”
4. Cover with palm, squeeze, “No leakage check”
5. “Override clip down”
6. Cover with palm, squeeze, “Pressure limiting valve check”
7. Connect to oxylator to fill, check for leakage, “Reservoir bag check”
8. Squeeze bag, reservoir bag deflates, “Intake valve check”
9. “Override clip up” + “Manometer cover off”
10. Attach face mask, cover with palm, squeeze with elbow. “Face mask inflated”
11. “Manometer cover on” + “Override clip down”
12. “BVM test completed”

Question 3

BVM use

Answer 3

1. “Perform ventilation with BVM”
2. EC clamp (3 fingers on jaw bone, 2 doing the gotcha)
3. Squeeze bag 1/3 , “Bag, two athousand,…, five athousand”
4. 5 cycles
5. “Chest rises”
6. “Ventilation with BVM performed”

Question 4

Strip Oxylator

Answer 4

1. “Strip oxylator”
2. Check knobs, check pressure, “Pressure at zero”
3. “Red button pressed”
4. Disconnect and lay parts [penis(pecial),wrench,bag,SRT]
5. Yeet the bag
6. “Oxylator stripped”

Question 5

Assemble oxylator

Answer 5

1. “Assemble oxylator”
2. “Outlet holes no dust no foreign objects check” [Oxylator]
3. “O ringer washer check” [Regulator]
4. Connect regulator (3 pin to 3 hole)
5. Turn top lever on, “Pressure above 1000 check”
6. Turn top lever off, turn side knob on
7. Turn side knob to zero
8. “Regulator clear”
9. “Red button pressed”
10. Connect black to black, silver to silver, NRM to bottom
11. “Oxylator assembled”

Question 6

Resuscitator

Answer 6

1. “Test resuscitator”
2. Inflate face mask, “0.5-2L/min” (rmb on O2)
3. Attach face mask to resuscitator
4. Turn to manual (parallel), press button and feel air, “Manual mode is working”
5. Double EC clamp
6. Turn to auto
7. click “one” click “two” click “three, resuscitator valve is working” (click = breathe)
8. “Resuscitator test completed”

Question 7

Non-rebreathing mask (NRM)

Answer 7

1. “Apply NRM”
2. Attach NRM to O2 tank, set O2 flow to 10L/min
3. Fill O2 bag, cover hole to go zoom, “Reservoir bag filled”
4. Put NRM on
5. Tighten straps. “Straps tightened”
6. Fit nose clip. “Nose clip fit”
7. “Misting seen”
8. “NRM applied”

Question 8

Suction canister

Answer 8

1. “Perform suction”
2. “Red button pressed”
3. Connect yankauer suction tube to suction canister. “Connect canister”
4. “Cover suction port”
5. “Press green button to suck”
6. Insert the succ,
   a) Suck in an outward circular motion
   b) Don’t suck for more than 10s
   c) Suck only what your can see
   d) Don’t suck too deep
7. “Obstruction” ,point away, “Press red button”
8. “Press green button and cover small weeping hole”
9. ”Clear”, uncover small weeping hole and continue sucking
10. “Suction performed”