Airway Part 2- Bag Valve Mask Adjuncts

How do you oxygenate a patient (while you are preparing for RSI) if suction, moving the tongue, and basic BVM ventilation are unsuccessful?











Pharyngeal Airways











* These tools bypass the posterior portion of the tongue to help with BVM ventilation* Nasopharyngeal Airway (NP)* Measure from earlobe to tip of nose* TEST QUESTION: Don’t use in a patient with possible skull fracture* Oropharyngeal Airway (OP)* Measure from earlobe to corner of mouth











Laryngeal Mask Airway (LMA)











* Essentially a modified BVM to place inside the mouth* It fits OVER the larynx (cords, epiglottis, etc)











Retroglottic Airways











* “King”* “Combitube”











Additional Reading











* Laryngeal Mask Airway (Wikipedia)* King Airway (Wikipedia)* Combitube (Wikipedia)