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EMR
EMT
AEMT
Paramedic
Extended
Adult Airway
Adult Airway
Assess ABC’s, respiratory
rate, effort, and adequacy
Pulse Oximetry
Supplemental
Oxygen
Pulse Oximetry
Capnography
Oxygen
Titrate SpO2 to 94%
Basic Maneuvers
Open airway, NPA,
OPA, BVM
Foreign Body Airway
Obstruction
Direct Laryngoscopy
Remove with Magill Forceps
Intubation – Oral
Adult Failed Airway
Protocol
Inadequate
Adequate
Clinical Considerations
Preexisting Tracheostomy:
EMTs
Has it been suctioned?
AEMTs
Is it dislodged or occluded?
Is the inner cannula in place?
Is the cuff inflated, if there is
one?
Paramedics
If necessary, remove the
device and intubate the stoma
with a 6.0mm cuffed ETT
Abdominal Thrusts
or
CPR
as appropriate based on
mental status