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    Advanced airway management / Charles Stewart.

    • Title:Advanced airway management / Charles Stewart.
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    • Author/Creator:Stewart, Charles E. (Charles Edward), 1947-
    • Published/Created:Upper Saddle River, NJ : Prentice Hall, ©2002.
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    • Library of Congress Subjects:Respiratory emergencies.
      Airway (Medicine)
      Airway (Medicine)--Intubation.
      Respiratory organs--Obstructions.
    • Medical Subjects: Airway Obstruction--therapy.
      Emergencies.
      Respiratory Therapy--methods.
    • Description:xvi, 270 pages : illustrations.
    • Notes:Includes bibliographical references and index.
    • ISBN:0130881910
    • Contents:Ch. 1. Introduction
      Philosophy
      Ch. 2. Anatomy
      Respiratory Physiology
      Ch. 3. Airway Maneuvers
      Head-Tilt - Chin-lift Maneuver
      Jaw-Thrust Maneuver
      Jaw-Lift Technique Maneuver
      Sniffing Position
      Suctioning
      Ch. 4. Airway Aids
      Oropharyngeal Airway
      Nasopharyngeal Airway
      Esophageal Airways
      Pharyngotracheal Lumen Airway
      Esophageal Tracheal Combitube
      Laryngeal Mask Airway (LMA)
      Technique for Insertion of the Laryngeal Mask Airway
      Cuffed Oropharyngeal Airway (COPA)
      Ch. 5. Oxygenation and Ventilation Aids
      Oxygen Delivery Systems
      Ventilation Devices
      Ch. 6. Tracheal Intubation
      Indications
      Contraindications
      Assessing for the Difficult Intubation
      Orotracheal Intubation
      Blind Nasotracheal Intubation
      Stylet Guided Intubation
      Retrograde Intubation
      Digital or Manual Intubation
      Adjuncts to Intubation
      Indications for Intubation
      Ch. 7. Verification of Endotracheal Tube Placement
      Introduction
      Clinical Verification of Tube Placement
      Instrumentation Methods of Verification
      Ten Ways to Verify an Intubation
      Reasons for Acute Deterioration of the Intubated Patient
      Ch. 8. Surgical Airways
      Cricothyrotomy
      Needle Cricothyrotomy and Transtracheal Jet Ventilation
      Tracheostomy
      Ch. 9. Rapid Sequence Intubation
      Philosophy
      Procedure: Ten Step RSI Technique
      Complications of Rapid Sequence Intubation
      Ch. 10. Pediatric Airway Management
      Anatomical Differences
      Signs of Respiratory Distress in Children
      Early Management of the Infant's Airway
      RSI in Children
      Surgical Airway in Children
      Alternative Airways
      Tables
      Ch. 11. Special Situations
      Complications in Intubated and Ventilated Patients
      Clinical Airway Crises
      Airway Foreign Bodies
      Airway Burns and Inhalation Injuries
      Particulate Matter
      Inhalation of Toxic Gases
      Managing the Patient Who Does Not Wish to Be Intubated
      Ch. 12. Case Management Scenarios
      Ch. 13. Summary
      App. 1. Airway Aphorisms
      App. 2. Pitfalls in Intubation
      App. 3. Difficult Intubation Cart/Bag
      App. 4. Adjuncts and Measures to Assist Intubation.
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