BASIC AIRWAY MANAGEMENT (BAM) Flashcards
1
Q
OPA
A
- “Insert OPA”
- “Measure from tip of lips to earlobes”
- Head-tilt-chin-lift, cross finger technique (<3), “Open Mouth”
- “Insert from hard palate to soft palate”
- “Rotate 180”
- “Flange resting on tip of lips”
- “OPA inserted”
2
Q
BVM inspection
A
- “Test BVM”
- Squeeze bag, “Patient valve check”
- “Override clip up”
- Cover with palm, squeeze, “No leakage check”
- “Override clip down”
- Cover with palm, squeeze, “Pressure limiting valve check”
- Connect to oxylator to fill, check for leakage, “Reservoir bag check”
- Squeeze bag, reservoir bag deflates, “Intake valve check”
- “Override clip up” + “Manometer cover off”
- Attach face mask, cover with palm, squeeze with elbow. “Face mask inflated”
- “Manometer cover on” + “Override clip down”
- “BVM test completed”
3
Q
BVM use
A
- “Perform ventilation with BVM”
- EC clamp (3 fingers on jaw bone, 2 doing the gotcha)
- Squeeze bag 1/3 , “Bag, two athousand,…, five athousand”
- 5 cycles
- “Chest rises”
- “Ventilation with BVM performed”
4
Q
Strip Oxylator
A
- “Strip oxylator”
- Check knobs, check pressure, “Pressure at zero”
- “Red button pressed”
- Disconnect and lay parts [penis(pecial),wrench,bag,SRT]
- Yeet the bag
- “Oxylator stripped”
5
Q
Assemble oxylator
A
- “Assemble oxylator”
- “Outlet holes no dust no foreign objects check” [Oxylator]
- “O ringer washer check” [Regulator]
- Connect regulator (3 pin to 3 hole)
- Turn top lever on, “Pressure above 1000 check”
- Turn top lever off, turn side knob on
- Turn side knob to zero
- “Regulator clear”
- “Red button pressed”
- Connect black to black, silver to silver, NRM to bottom
- “Oxylator assembled”
6
Q
Resuscitator
A
- “Test resuscitator”
- Inflate face mask, “0.5-2L/min” (rmb on O2)
- Attach face mask to resuscitator
- Turn to manual (parallel), press button and feel air, “Manual mode is working”
- Double EC clamp
- Turn to auto
- click “one” click “two” click “three, resuscitator valve is working” (click = breathe)
- “Resuscitator test completed”
7
Q
Non-rebreathing mask (NRM)
A
- “Apply NRM”
- Attach NRM to O2 tank, set O2 flow to 10L/min
- Fill O2 bag, cover hole to go zoom, “Reservoir bag filled”
- Put NRM on
- Tighten straps. “Straps tightened”
- Fit nose clip. “Nose clip fit”
- “Misting seen”
- “NRM applied”
8
Q
Suction canister
A
- “Perform suction”
- “Red button pressed”
- Connect yankauer suction tube to suction canister. “Connect canister”
- “Cover suction port”
- “Press green button to suck”
- 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 - “Obstruction” ,point away, “Press red button”
- “Press green button and cover small weeping hole”
- ”Clear”, uncover small weeping hole and continue sucking
- “Suction performed”