Insertion of Oropharyngeal

What is gentle communication used for during airway management?

• To relieve anxieties

• To encourage consciousness

• To help patient understand what is going on.

• All of the above

How many respirations per minute should we aim to give an unconscious patient?

• 50-100

• 25-30

• 2-4

• 10-12

What are the structures you should use to place the mask?

• Crease of the chin and bridge of the nose

• Forehead and lips

• chin and chest

• over the eye balls

What is the correct way to insert the oropharyngeal airway

• Straight in firmly

• On the side of the mouth touching the cheek

• In through the ear

• upside down initially then turn around to avoid pushing tongue in

What is the reason for the oropharyngeal airway?

• To push the tongue backward to occlude the airway

• To make a clear upper airway to ensure tongue and soft tissue are not in the way

• To make the patient very uncomfortable

• To help the patient urinate

How do you apply jaw support

• Push the mask tight so the chin gets pushed down into the throat

• Lift the jaw up so bottom teeth are in top on the top teeth.

• pat the persons jaw

• Its a surgical proceedure

What equipment is needed for this assessment

• Oropharyngeal airway

• Mask

• Lardeal mask and oxygen

• all of the above

How do we measure the for the oropharyngeal airway correct size

• From ear to teeth

• From nose to skull

• From ear to eye

• From corner of jaw to top middle teeth