Basic Equipment Flashcards
1
Q
How is a OPA measured for a patient?
A
From the corner of the mouth to the earlobe
2
Q
OPA
A
Oral pharyngeal airways
3
Q
How many sizes are available for OPAs?
A
10
4
Q
Disadvantage of using an OPA
A
If it’s too small I can create a foreign object problem
If it’s too big, it can cause trauma
5
Q
Advantage of using an OPA
A
Creates a patent airway
Removes tongue as a possible choking hazard
6
Q
What is an OPA needed?
A
When the patients unconscious
7
Q
What is the highest score you can score on the GCS?
A
15
8
Q
What are the GCS for eyes?
A
4- spontaneous
3- verbal
2- pain
1- no response
9
Q
What is the GCS steps for verbal?
A
5- oriented 4- disoriented 3- inappropriate 2- incomprehensible 1- no response
10
Q
Motor scale on GCS?
A
6- obeys commands 5- localized pain 4- withdraws from pain 3- decorticate flexion (to the core) 2- decerebrate extension (rigid) 1- no response
