Use an air adjunct device on a patient

Once an open airway has been established, an oropharyngeal or nasopharyngeal airway device may be used to facilitate an open airway. Both of these devices prevent the tongue from occluding the airway, providing an open conduit for air to pass.

1. (If you have not done so already) Do the following.

   1. Add a new incident, or open an existing incident, as described in Add or edit an incident.

      By default, the Response tab and Incident Information sub-tab are selected.

   2. Click the Events tab, and then click the Treatments sub-tab.

      The Treatments and Supplies sub-tabs appear. The Treatments sub-tab is selected by default, displaying a list of possible treatments.

2. Click Air Adjunct.

   Fields for gathering information related to the treatment appear on interface.

   

3. Under Air Adjunct, enter data as described in Understand the interface and data entry in it.

   Field	Information needed
   Time	The time the treatment was administered to the patient. By default, this value is populated with the computer's system time when you selected this treatment option.
   Type	An indication of whether an oropharyngeal or nasopharyngeal airway device was used.
   Successful	An indication of whether the device was successfully applied to the patient.
   Size	The size of the airway device.
   Performed By	The person who performed the treatment.
   Notes	Any additional information related to the treatment.
   Prior To Arrival	Indicate whether or not actions were performed on the patient before you arrived on the scene.

4. Click Submit to save the treatment information you entered.

   The Treatments tab reappears.