Case 1
A 78-year-old woman presented to the ED in a coma. Her Glasgow Coma Scale score is 4. She extends her right arm to a painful stimulus. Her left pupil is a little larger than her right. Her respiratory rate is 12 and clinically there is partial airway obstruction.
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Question 1 of 3
1. Question
You elect to relieve her airway obstruction with an oropharyngeal airway.
Your F2 asks “Why not a nasopharyngeal airway?”
Give three reasons.
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Question 2 of 3
2. Question
Your management plan includes a CT scan.
What options do you have regarding airway protection during this procedure?
What are the pros and cons of those options?
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Question 3 of 3
3. Question
You elect to scan her on her side.
On return to the resuscitation room she starts to vomit thick undigested food.
How do you respond?
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