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Depress the tongue with a tongue blade and insert the airway with the downward curve facing the tongue is the best method for inserting an oropharyngeal airway in a small child.
What is a Guedel (oropharyngeal) airway?
A Guedel is a rigid plastic tube which sits along top of mouth and ends at base of tongue (an adjunct to help keep airway open)
An oxygen mask or bag mask ventilation can be applied over the top if needed
Use: Prevents tongue covering epiglottis in patients with reduced GCS
Size: Use one that matches the distance between the corner of the patient’s mouth and angle of their jaw
How to insert a Guedel airway
- Ensure no foreign bodies in the mouth
- Lubricate the oropharyngeal airway
- Insert into the mouth upside down (reduces risk of pushing tongue back)
- Once tip is around hard-soft palate junction, rotate 180˚ and advance the rest of the way
- If the patient gags it is unlikely they will tolerate this airway. Stop insertion and try a nasopharyngeal airway instead.
- Confirm airway patency
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