Airway Management - Endotracheal Intubation
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What are indications for tracheal intubation? (8)
- Airway protection
- Relief of obstruction
- Provision of mechanical ventilation and oxygen therapy
- Respiratory failure
- Shock
- Hyperventilation for intracranial hypertension
- Reduction of the work of breathing
- Facilitation of suctioning/pulmonary toilet
Charasterics that cause difficulty with mask ventilation
Neck mobility, external face, mouth (mallampati score I tm IV) , tongue and pharynx, Jaw ( thyromental distance ( aThyroid cartilage to mandbile (CHIN) 6 cm is good, less is bad.
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