or cardiac arrest patient. The CO₂ detector shall remain in place with the airway and monitored throughout the Prehospital care and transport. Any loss of CO₂ detection or change is to be documented and monitored as procedures are done to verify or correct the airway problem. Tube placement should be verified frequently and always with each patient move or loss of color change in the End-Tidal CO₂ detector. Document the procedure and the results on/with the Patient Care Report (PCR). Airway Intubation Orotracheal Clinical Indications: An unconscious patient without a gag reflex who is apneic or is demonstrating inadequate respiratory effort. Any patient medicated for rapid sequence intubation. Procedure: Prepare all equipment and have suction ready. Preoxygenate the patient. Medicate according to appropriate RSI procedure. Open the patient’s airway and holding the laryngoscope in the left hand, insert the blade into the right side the mouth and sweep the tongue to the left. Use the blade to lift the tongue and epiglottis (either directly with the straight blade or indirectly with the
or cardiac arrest patient. The CO₂ detector shall remain in place with the airway and monitored throughout the Prehospital care and transport. Any loss of CO₂ detection or change is to be documented and monitored as procedures are done to verify or correct the airway problem. Tube placement should be verified frequently and always with each patient move or loss of color change in the End-Tidal CO₂ detector. Document the procedure and the results on/with the Patient Care Report (PCR). Airway Intubation Orotracheal Clinical Indications: An unconscious patient without a gag reflex who is apneic or is demonstrating inadequate respiratory effort. Any patient medicated for rapid sequence intubation. Procedure: Prepare all equipment and have suction ready. Preoxygenate the patient. Medicate according to appropriate RSI procedure. Open the patient’s airway and holding the laryngoscope in the left hand, insert the blade into the right side the mouth and sweep the tongue to the left. Use the blade to lift the tongue and epiglottis (either directly with the straight blade or indirectly with the
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