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Advanced Airway Management

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ISBN-10: 0130881910

ISBN-13: 9780130881915

Edition: 2002

Authors: Charles E. Stewart

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Description:

For courses in Paramedic, Advanced Cardiac Life Support, and Airway Management. Providing an extensive amount of practical information in an easy-to-read format, this is the complete text on emergency airway management. Written for all providers of emergency services, it covers the broad spectrum of airway managementfrom basic techniques through advanced procedures.
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Book details

List price: $42.67
Copyright year: 2002
Publisher: Prentice Hall PTR
Publication date: 2/28/2002
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 270
Size: 8.00" wide x 10.50" long x 0.50" tall
Weight: 1.232
Language: English

Introduction
Philosophy
Anatomy
Respiratory Physiology
Airway Maneuvers
Head-Tilt--Chin-lift Maneuver
Jaw-Thrust Maneuver
Jaw-Lift Technique Maneuver
Sniffing Position
Suctioning
Airway Aids
Oropharyngeal Airway
Nasopharyngeal Airway
Esophageal Airways
Pharyngotracheal Lumen Airway
Esophageal Tracheal Combitube
Laryngeal Mask Airway (LMA)
Technique for Insertion of the Laryngeal Mask Airway
Cuffed Oropharyngeal Airway (COPA)
Oxygenation and Ventilation Aids
Oxygen Delivery Systems
Ventilation Devices
Tracheal Intubation
Indications
Contraindications
Assessing for the Difficult Intubation
Orotracheal Intubation
Blind Nasotracheal Intubation
Stylet Guided Intubation
Retrograde Intubation
Digital or Manual Intubation
Adjuncts to Intubation
Indications for Intubation
Verification of Endotracheal Tube Placement
Introduction
Clinical Verification of Tube Placement
Instrumentation Methods of Verification
Ten Ways to Verify an Intubation
Reasons for Acute Deterioration of the Intubated Patient
Surgical Airways
Cricothyrotomy
Needle Cricothyrotomy and Transtracheal Jet Ventilation
Tracheostomy
Rapid Sequence Intubation
Philosophy
Procedure: Ten Step RSI Technique
Complications of Rapid Sequence Intubation
Pediatric Airway Management
Anatomical Differences
Signs of Respiratory Distress in Children
Early Management of the Infant's Airway
RSI in Children
Surgical Airway in Children
Alternative Airways
Tables
Special Situations
Complications in Intubated and Ventilated Patients
Clinical Airway Crises
Airway Foreign Bodies
Airway Burns and Inhalation Injuries
Particulate Matter
Inhalation of Toxic Gases
Managing the Patient Who Does Not Wish to Be Intubated
Case Management Scenarios
Summary
Airway Aphorisms
Pitfalls in Intubation
Difficult Intubation Cart/Bag
Adjuncts and Measures to Assist Intubation
Index