Date of Award
Spring 2020
Degree Name
Master of Medical Science (Physician Assistant)
Department
Physician Assistant; College of Health Sciences
First Advisor
ToriAnne Yetter
Abstract
Cardiac arrest occurs when the heart begins beating in an uncontrolled, unsustainable fashion that does not allow for adequate circulation of blood to perfuse the brain or sustain life. One of the variables in OHCA is airway management. Many of the EMS protocols across the world put a heavy emphasis on endotracheal intubation as the mainstay of securing an airway. While a successful intubation is certainly the gold standard, it takes time and has a considerable failure rate in the pre-hospital environment.
This raises the question; In an adult patient who suffered an out of hospital cardiac arrest and who received cardiopulmonary resuscitation attempts from EMS providers (P), is prehospital placement of an advanced airway device (I) superior to the bag-valve-mask (C) when comparing rates of neurologically intact survival(O)?
Recommended Citation
Thomas, Trevor, "Airway Management Techniques and Their Affect on Neurologically Intact Survival in Out of Hospital Cardiac Arrests" (2020). Capstone Showcase. 103.
https://scholarworks.arcadia.edu/showcase/2020/pa/103
Airway Management Techniques and Their Affect on Neurologically Intact Survival in Out of Hospital Cardiac Arrests
Cardiac arrest occurs when the heart begins beating in an uncontrolled, unsustainable fashion that does not allow for adequate circulation of blood to perfuse the brain or sustain life. One of the variables in OHCA is airway management. Many of the EMS protocols across the world put a heavy emphasis on endotracheal intubation as the mainstay of securing an airway. While a successful intubation is certainly the gold standard, it takes time and has a considerable failure rate in the pre-hospital environment.
This raises the question; In an adult patient who suffered an out of hospital cardiac arrest and who received cardiopulmonary resuscitation attempts from EMS providers (P), is prehospital placement of an advanced airway device (I) superior to the bag-valve-mask (C) when comparing rates of neurologically intact survival(O)?