respiratory equipment and usage. bag valve mask: used on patients that are not breathing or need...

Respiratory Equipment and Usage


• Bag Valve Mask: used on patients that are not breathing or need

assistance • Can attach to oxygen to provide

high concentration of oxygen or used without


• Pocket Mask: used in CPR or a non-breathing patient

• Provides a barrier between you and the patient

• You can attach supplemental oxygen


• Oral pharyngeal airway: used on an unconscious patient without a gag reflex

• Properly measure from edge of mouth to the angle of the jaw or tip of the ear

• Insert upside down until to the back of the oral airway then twist and have it lay flat on

the lips


• Nasal pharyngeal airway: can be used on a conscious patient with a gag reflex

• Measure from septum to tip of the ear or angle of the jaw

• Insert with bevel following the septum of the nares; if having to use left side remember to insert upside down and then twist toward septum

• Do not insert if meets resistance or head injury


• Non-rebreather mask: can deliver up to 100% oxygen

• Must use 12-15 lpm of oxygen• Directions: attach to oxygen source and

properly turn on; put finger over seal inside mask until it fills bag; then apply to your patient. Monitor your tank to make sure it does not run out or you will sufficate your patient.


• Venturi mask: delivers a precise concentration of oxygen depending upon the adapter you attach

• Choose your adapter according to the percentage that the doctor ordered or needs; attach to the oxygen and turn to the proper amount of liters per minute in accordance to your adapter


• Nasal cannula: can be used on any patient that needs a small amount of oxygen support

• Used with .5-6 lpm but not recommended over 4 lpm

• Attach to patient after oxygen is running; be award of the proper insertion due to the curves; and attach to humidifier for long term use


• Aerosol mask to be used with a nebulizer or can be attached to oxygen if needed.

• Nebulizer pumps at 8-10 lpm of air• Make sure proper amount of medication and

diluted properly; mist should appear when proper attached and patient must use until mist is dissipated.

• Used on asthmatics and COPD patients


• Suction catheter: used to remove liquids or body fluids from the mouth and nose

• Attach to suction canister and properly measure the length allowed

• Suction only on the way out for 10-15 seconds at a time by covering the hole and utilize a circle technique to maximize effectiveness

• Rinse with sterile water or sterile saline


• Yankaur suction: hard suction with a larger opening and can only be used in the oral pharynx

• Follow same technique as with catheter


• Pulse oximeter: measures the concentration of oxygen in the blood by utilizing and ultra violet light.

• Remove nail polish if needed and may give false reading if the patient is hypothermic

• Reading should be between 95-100% oxygen saturation

• Don’t forget to treat your patient not the equipment

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catheter slide

supplemental oxygen

respiratory equipment

sterile saline slide

head injury slide

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