DAANCE Module 4 Study Set with Questions and 100% Correct Answers

Purpose of the scavenging systemReducing the levels of the noxious agents to an acceptably low level by exhausting them outside the operating room. Medical gas cylinder colorsBlue- Nitrous Oxide Green- Oxygen Yellow- Compressed Air Brown- Helium Black- Nitrogen Gray- Carbon Dioxide Airway Adjuncts(8)Head-tilt/Chin-lift Tongue traction suture Nasopharyngeal airway Oropharyngeal airway Laryngeal mask airway I-gel supraglottic airway Endotracheal tube Combitube Cricothyrotomy Tongue traction sutureWhen the tongue is obstructing the airway one or two sutures can be placed through the dorsum of the tongue and grasped with a large hemostat Nasopharyngeal airwayDoes not interfere with procedures Well-tolerated Can be used on awake patients Passed through one of the nostrils into the nasal cavity into the oropharynx posterior to the tongue. Oropharyngeal airwayOral airway may be used to position the tongue in a more anterior position interferes with intraoral procedures not tolerated well in awake patients Supraglottic airwayPlaced above the level of the vocal cords 2 types: laryngeal mask airway (LMA) and I-gel supraglottic airway Gastric port or small tube that passes through the length of the airway to allow access for a suction catheter that can by used to remove fluid in the stomach and diminish likelihood of aspiration of acidic gastric juices.