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What an odd reply. I have placed airways in helicopters and Piper twin-engine aircraft that were serving as air ambulances. Those are far more cramped than a co
by ackfoo 10y ago
What an odd reply. I have placed airways in helicopters and Piper twin-engine aircraft that were serving as air ambulances. Those are far more cramped than a commercial airliner. Control of the airway can make all the difference when things go bad in a hurry.
IV fluids are critical in dehydration--no drugs to follow.
Oh. I wrote the foregoing and then I re-read the part about "a good nurse...open up a good vein" and I realized you are a troll with no medical experience or qualifications. Good one.
- JshWright 10y ago> IV fluids are critical in dehydration--no drugs to follow. If someone was able to walk on a plane, it's unlikely they are severely dehydrated... Plenty of other reasons to carry fluids though.
- neurotech1 10y agoActually, being at 30,000+ feet the air is extremely dry. Getting severely dehydrated during the flight is quite possible. More so if alcohol is involved.
- paviva 10y agoI'm sorry, but I'm not aware of any airline stocking combitubes[1] or similar easy airways (or at least an i-gel LMA). A Guedel can be useful sometimes, but that's it. Unless you have a rare scenario where you've got an anesthesiologist/experienced paramedic, it is completely unrealistic to expect a random doctor to be able to use anything else. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Combitube https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Combitube
- JshWright 10y agoI'm actually a fan of the King airway over the Combitube (much harder to screw up...)
- paviva 10y agoWe don't have those in Canada for some reason, but I do agree, King is good.
- JshWright 10y agoThe problem with any of those though is that you have now inflated a balloon inside your patient in a low pressure environment. You'd better remember that when you descend and the balloon deflates...