Author Question: Serious complications of oral intubation include which of the following? 1. Cardiac arrest 2. Acute ... (Read 74 times)

karlynnae · **on:** Jul 16, 2018

Serious complications of oral intubation include which of the following? 1. Cardiac arrest 2. Acute hypoxemia 3. Bradycardia 4. Tongue lacerations

a. 2 and 4 only
b. 1, 2, and 3 only
c. 2, 3, and 4 only
d. 1, 2, 3, and 4

Question 2

To provide local anesthesia and vasoconstriction during nasal intubation, what would you rec-ommend?

a. Nasal spray of 0.25 phenylephrine
b. SVN aerosol delivery of 2 lidocaine for 10 min
c. Mixture of 0.25 phenylephrine and 3 lidocaine
d. SVN aerosol delivery of 0.25 phe-nylephrine for 10 min

sarahccccc · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 16, 2018

Answer to Question 1

ANS: B
The most common complication of emergency airway management is tissue trauma. The most se-rious complications are acute hypoxemia, hypercapnia, bradycardia, and cardiac arrest. Examples include intubation of patients when the oral route is unavailable, such as maxillofacial injuries or oral surgery.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: C
A mixture of 0.25 phenylephrine and 3 lidocaine may be applied to the nasal mucosa with a long cotton tip swab to provide local anesthesia and vasoconstriction of the nasal passage.