In this episode, we dive into looking at the controversy behind the use of the Nasopharyngeal Airway. We close out the episode with what the literature actually says about this simple life-saving device.

References:

Text Books

Pre Hospital Trauma Life Support 9th Ed. 2019

AAOS Emergency Care and Transportation of the Sick and Injured, 12th Ed, 2021

Journals:

Stat Pearls, Nasopharyngeal Airway. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK513220/

Roberts, K., Whallet, H., Bleetman, A.;Emerg Med J 2005;22:394–396. doi: 10.1136/emj.2004.021402

Thangavel AR, Panneerselvam S, Rudingwa P, Sivakumar RK. Nasopharyngeal airway size selection and its implication in the management of pediatric difficult airway. J Anaesthesiol Clin Pharmacolg 2020;36:565-6.

Seo., et.al. Severe Spastic Trismus without Generalized Spasticity after Unilateral Brain Stem Stroke https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3309321/#:~:text=However%2C%20trismus%20after%20brain%20stem,brain%20injury%20is%20relatively%20common.

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