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Airway Management

Pakistan

ICITAP

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Learning Objectives

Demonstrate different techniques of Basic Airway Management

Understand the difference between Airway Management and Rescue Breathing

Learn the techniques needed to

perform Rescue Breathing

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The Importance of Airway Management

Officers will be exposed to situations where persons, due to injury or illness, will not be breathing or their heart has stopped beating

An officer’s knowledge of rescue breathing will often mean the difference between life and death

Due of it’s importance, every officer should learn basic rescue breathing and maintain these skills throughout their career

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Rescue Breathing Rescue breathing must be performed when

the victim is not breathing, but has a pulse

If ventilation is not given within a few minutes, the victim’s heart will stop due to lack of oxygen

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Time is Critical!

After 4 minutes >>> Brain Damage begins

After 10 minutes >>> Brain DEATH certain

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Rescue Breathing

Tap or gently shake the victim. Speak loud and ask, “Are you alright?”

Don’t slap the victim’s face

If victim is conscious - Do NOT perform Rescue Breathing. Check pulse, treat injuries and observe patient

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Open the Airway If victim is unconscious -

Give bystander direction to call for an ambulance or yell for additional help

Position victim on his back on a firm surface. Open the airway by using the head-tilt/chin-lift method.

Look into the victim’s mouth, make sure there are no obstructions. If obstruction is observed, use finger to sweep inside of mouth.

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If you suspect a spinal injury, use jaw thrust method, not the head tilt/chin lift

Open the airway

Head tilt/chin lift Jaw Thrust

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Look-Listen-Feel

LOOK for rising chest

LISTEN for sound of breathing

FEEL breath against cheek

Perform this for 10 seconds to determine if the victim is breathing

Position of the rescuer’s head

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Administer two slow breaths, each one lasting 1 ½ - 2 seconds

Ventilate mouth-to-mask

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Ventilate mouth-to-mouth

Maintain the casualty’s airway as before

Pinch the nose, take a deep breath then seal your lips around his mouth and blow hard enough to make the chest rise

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Check for 5 – 10 seconds

No need to count, just YES or NO pulse

Check for a carotid pulse

After the initial 2 breaths

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Check Circulation Check the victim’s pulse by feeling his

carotid artery - for 10 seconds.

Do not use your thumb

Pulse but NO breathing - start rescue breathing

NO Pulse and NO breathing - start CPR (Cardio-pulmonary Resuscitation)

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Locating the carotid pulse

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Rescue Breathing If you determine the victim is not breathing but has a

pulse, continue with Rescue Breathing

Give one breath every five seconds for one minute

After 12 breaths, recheck to establish if the victim has started breathing on his own

If the victim is breathing on his own, monitor his airway, breathing, and circulation

If the victim is still not breathing and has a pulse, continue Rescue Breathing

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Ventilations NO breathing with pulse Begin Rescue Breathing

Breathing and pulse are present Place in recovery position Observe patient

NO breathing and NO pulse BEGIN CPR

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Review Demonstrate different techniques of Basic

Airway Management

Explain the difference between Airway Management and Rescue Breathing

How do you locate the carotid pulse?

Demonstrate Rescue Breathing

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Questions?

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Class Practical Exercise

Practice some of the skills shared in this presentation