Respiratory arrest

• What is respiratory arrest?

  Cessation of breathing. Patients respirations are completely absent or inadequate to maintain oxygenation but a pulse is present.
• Give 5 steps for managing respiratory arrest

  Give oxygen

  Provide basic ventilation

  Provide respiratory support with adjuncts

  Suction to maintain a clear airway

  Maintain airway with advanced airways
• Give the name of two adjuncts used in respiratory support

  Nasopharyngeal airway

  Oropharyngeal airway
• Give 3 advanced airways

  Laryngeal mask airway

  Laryngeal tube

  Endotracheal tube
• For patients with a perfusing rhythm, how many breaths should you deliver in a minute?

  10
• What most commonly causes airway obstruction?

  Loss of tone in the throat muscles causing the tongue to fall back.
• What can you do when the tongue falls to the back of the throat and obstructs the airway?

  Head tilt chin lift

  Jaw thrust
• What is bag mask ventilation?

  Positive pressure ventilation
• Can you use an OPA and an NPA during bag mask ventilation?

  Yes
• When can you used an oropharyngeal airway?

  In an unconscious patient
• When can you use a nasopharyngeal airway?

  Unconscious or semi-conscious patient or if there is trauma around the mouth.
• When is NPA contraindicated?

  Base of skull fracture/suspected