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The Ten Commandments of Airway Management |
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Course Directors Gordon Brock, MD, CCFP & Francesco Carli MD, MPhil, FRCA Professor & Wesley Bourne Chair |
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| 1. Remain Calm Yourself ! I know it’s rough out there, but you can’t work if you panic.
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| 2. The First Priority Is ALWAYS, ALWAYS, BAG-MASK VENTILATION. DON’T RUSH TO INTUBATE!
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| 3. Call For Help Early. Get an assistant. There’s lots to do.
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| 4. Have An Organized "GAME PLAN". Know what to do if what you’re doing works. Know what next to do ----if what you’re doing doesn’t work!
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| 5. If You CAN’T VENTILATE
: INTUBATE!
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| 6. Keep Track Of Time.
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| 7. If Your First Intubation Attempt Does NOT
Work, ---Think What To Do DIFFERENTLY The Second Time TO SUCCEED!
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| 8. If You CAN’T
INTUBATE : VENTILATE! If you cannot intubate on two tries, go back to the bag-mask. Try to oxygenate this way.
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| 9. If You CAN’T VENTILATE
And CAN’T INTUBATE : OPEN THE NECK!
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| 10. Practice, Practice , Whenever You Can. These are perishable skills.
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| "The Ten Commandments of
Airway Management" [http://ENW.org/AirwayCommandments.htm] written by Gordon Brock, MD CCFP & Dr. Francesco Carli ©Gordon Brock, MD CCFP & Dr. Francesco Carli presented by Emergency Nursing World ! [http://ENW.org] Tom Trimble, RN [Tom@ENW.org] ENW Webmaster ENW name, logos, and layout ©Tom Trimble, RN |
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