Premergency First Aid, CPR and AED Manual

2 PREmergency Scene Management

Assess Airway As you assess and treat your patient you must be constantly alert for signs of airway obstruction. This must be a recurring process. If the patient does not have an open (patent) airway you must provide or obtain one. Without a patent airway, all other interventions will be in vain.

PREMERGENCY SCENE MANAGEMENT Scene Assessment

Primary Assessment Assess Responsiveness Determine Consent Assess Airway

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Signs of obstruction in the unconscious Obvious trauma blood or other obstruction

• Noisy breathing, such as bubbling, gurgling, whistling/ crowing, any abnormal sound • Shallow or absent breathing, airway obstruction may impair breathing

Assessing an Airway

SKILL

Assess Breathing Assess Circulation Secondary Assessment Ongoing Care / Transport Hand-Off and Documentation

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