Maintaining the airway. Issue 10 (October 2019)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Sykes, Peter; Elliott, Lucy; Rowe, Matthew
• Is Part Of: InnovAiT. Volume 12:Issue 10(2019)
• Page Start: 561
• Page End: 568
• Publication Date: 2019-10
• Subjects: Family medicine -- Periodicals; Physicians (General practice) -- Training of -- Great Britain -- Periodicals; 610
• DOI: 10.1177/1755738019863825
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1755-7380

Abstract

Airway-related problems can present in primary care. As first-contact care providers, GPs may encounter a range of airway emergencies that require urgent intervention. Patients may have residual symptoms from procedures such as endotracheal intubation or require specialised airways such as a tracheostomy in the community. This article concentrates on two issues focusing on the adult patient population. First, we discuss emergency airway maintenance in accordance with basic life support. Second, we explore the care of patients living with specialised airways in the community from a physical, psychosocial and emergency perspective.