NASAL AIRWAY

Nasopharyngeal Airways are made for nasal airway management.

Made from soft PVC.
Latex Free.

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INSTRUCTIONS FOR USE
1 . Select correct airway size;
2 . Use universal precautions , such as eye protection , mask , or gloves etc;
3 . Check obstructions or fractures to the nose ;
4 . Lubricate the device with a Water-soluble gel;
5 . Insert the airway until the flange is resting against the nostril opening

Pharyngeal airways (both nasopharyngeal and oropharyngeal) are a component of preliminary upper airway management for patients with apnea or severe ventilatory failure, which also includes

·Proper patient positioning
·Manual jaw maneuvers

The goal of all of these methods is to relieve upper airway obstruction caused by a relaxed tongue lying on the posterior pharyngeal wall.

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Indications for Nasopharyngeal Airway

Spontaneously breathing patients with soft tissue obstruction of the upper airway
Sometimes for dilation and anesthesia of the nasal passage to prepare for nasotracheal intubation
Nasopharyngeal airways are better tolerated and are preferred rather than oropharyngeal airways for patients who are obtunded with intact gag reflexes.

Nasopharyngeal airways can be used in some settings where oropharyngeal airways cannot, eg, oral trauma or trismus (restriction of mouth opening including spasm of muscles of mastication).

Nasopharyngeal airways may also help facilitate bag-valve-mask ventilation.