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Airway Care

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Laryngoscope   Handle *Always held in the left hand *Batteries for light  
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Types of Blades   Curved/McIntosh Blade Straight/Miller Blade  
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Curved/ McIntosh   fits into the vallecula, indirectly raises epiglottis (Adult) can't see vocal cords Advance Blade  
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Straight/Miller   fits directly under the epiglottis (Preferred for Infant)  
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Laryngoscope Troubleshoot:   If light doesn't work * Tighten bulb * Check handle attachment * Change blade * Change batteries  
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Blade Sizes   Adult: Size 3 Pediatric Size: 2 Term Infant: Size 1 Pre-Term: Size 0  
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Stylet   Used to aid in ORAL intubation Shapes the tube for easier insertion End is to be recessed 1 cm above ET Tube  
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Magill Forceps   Used to aid in nasal intubation Inserted in mouth to lift tube into trachea  
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Endotracheal Tubes Tube Sizes Pre/Full Term Infants:   Preterm Infant 2.5- 3.0 Full-term Infant 3.0-3.5  
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Endotracheal Tubes Tube Sizes Adult: Male   wt in kg\ 10 8.0-9.0  
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Endotracheal Tubes Tube Sizes Adult: Female   7.0-8.0  
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Tube Markings   Oral Intubation: 21-25 cm mark at lip Nasal Intubation: 26-29 cm mark at nare  
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Cuff Types   * High Pressure Low Volume, Low Compliance * Low Pressure, High Volume, High Compliance, Floppy Cuff * Cuff pressure should not exceed 20mmHg in order to allow circulation to the tracheal mucosa  
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Monitoring Cuff Pressure   Measured with a 3 way stopcock, syringe, pressure manometer Cufflator: used to eliminate syringe, and manometer and stopcock cuff pressure should not exceed 25cmH20 If cuff reads 0 check connections  
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Endotracheal Tubes   Double- Lumen, Esophageal Tracheal Combitube, Laryngeal Mask Airway, Hi-Lo Evac Tubes  
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Double Lumen (Carlen's Tube)(DLT)   ET Tube with 2 independent lumens of different lengths longer Tube: inserted in either the left or right main stem shorter Tube: placed in the trachea above the carina  
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Double Lumen (Carlen's Tube)(DLT)2   Each Lumen can ventilate one lung separately or they can be connected via wye and share ventilation source  
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Indications for double lumen ETT   * Independent lung ventilation * Lung Abscess Unilateral lung disease * Pneumonectomy, Lobectomy, Esophageal Resection, Aortic * Aortic repair * Bronchopleural Fistulas Trauma to 1 lung  
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Esophageal Tracheal Combitube EMERGENCY TRANSPORT   * Option for emergency airway management * placed blindly  
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Laryngeal Mask Airway (LMA)   Positioned directly over the opening into the trachea (hypopharynx) Intubate through the LMA Do Not Remove, Until Intubated  
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Hi-Lo Evac Tube   indicated for the use of oral or nasal endotracheal intubation that requires continuous aspiration of subglottic secretions continuous suction is provided via pilot tube connected to a vacuum 20mmHg  
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Hi-Lo Evac Tube Helps With:   Method used to reduce incidence of Ventilator Acquired  
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