Airway management in the hospital environment.
In the hospital environment, patients can deteriorate rapidly and for many different reasons. Maintaining a patient's breathing is the main priority in any emergency situation, although achieving airway control can be difficult. All health professionals need to be able to undertake airway management safely. The key is a thorough assessment to ensure first of all whether the airway is patent (open and clear) or not. This article will discuss airway management, both acute and chronic, as well as associated nursing care.
Chartered Biologist and Senior Lecturer, University of South Wales.
Ray
R
Higginson
Senior Lecturer in Critical Care, University of South Wales.
Andy
A
Parry
Senior Lecturer in Advanced Practice, University of South Wales.
Meirion
M
Williams
D058109:Airway Management / Q000379:methods* / Q000451:nursing / Q000592:standards*; D002983:Clinical Competence / Q000592:standards*; D004632:Emergency Medical Services / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D007442:Intubation, Intratracheal / Q000379:methods* / Q000451:nursing / Q000592:standards*; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D013222:State Medicine / Q000592:standards; D006113:United Kingdom
Airway assessment; Airway management; Critical care; Nurse