Oro Pharyngeal Airways
Oropharyngeal devices used on unconscious patients to maintain an airway, suction fluids and depress the victim’s tongue to prevent airway blockage. Manufactured from medical-grade plastic with contoured edges. Bite locks are colour-coded for quick identification according to universally established standards.
- Choose the correct size (the correct size for a patient is determined by the distance between the corner of the mouth and the tragus).
- Lubricate then insert with the curvature initially facing upward and then rotate as the device is inserted halfway through so as to follow the curvature of the tongue.
- In enentulous patients, it may also be inserted right from the outset with its curvature along the curvature of the tongue.
- Once inserted, it is very important to support the jaw to maintain the patency of the airway.
