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Oropharyngeal Airway Placement
Adam A. Divine, EMT-P, PI-Candidate
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• Objectives
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• Oropharyngeal airway (OP)– Curved, Hard Plastic device that is
designed to go over the back of the tongue
– Prevents tongue from occluding airway
– Range in Size from 00 to 6
– Aids in Airway Suctioning
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• There are several different styles of OP Airways but all of them serve the same general purpose.
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• Indications– OP Airways are indicated in
unconscious patients without a gag reflex
– An Oral Airway will prevent the tongue, which is the most common airway obstruction, from blocking the airway when properly inserted.
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• Contraindications
– OP Airways should NOT be used in responsive patients
– Or in patients with a Gag Reflex.
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Oropharyngeal Airway• Selecting the Proper Size
– Measure from the corner of the patient’s mouth to the angle of the jaw.
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• Insertion procedure– Airway should be upside down as it is
inserted into mouth.
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• Insertion procedure– Rotate sideways as airway passes
over tongue
Oropharyngeal Airway• Insertion procedure
– Place in correct position once past the tongue with the flange flush with the teeth.
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“Failure to Manage the airway is a major cause of preventable death in the Prehospital setting.
– Understand the importance of:• Early Detection of Airway Problems• Rapid and Effective Intervention• Continual reassessment.”
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• Summary
Oropharyngeal Airway• Footnotes
– “Airway Adjuncts, Bag Mask Ventilation, and Laryngeal Mask Airways” Matthew Musick, Fellows Boot Camp 2013 ppt
– http://www.slideshare.net/webservtech1/power-point-airway-management
– “Unlocking Airway Management Skills…” Kansas BEMS EMS Education Task Force August 2002
– “Airway, Airway – Who’s got the Airway?” Issues and Techniques in EMS Airway Management by Silver Cross EMS System, January 2012
– “Airway Management and Ventilation” Chapter 15, Jones & Bartlett Learning LLC, Copyright 2013 www.jblearning.com
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