Comparing Surf Lifeguards and Nurse Anesthetists’ Use of the i-gel Supraglottic Airway Device – An Observational Simulation Study

Autor: Bo Løfgren, Kasper G Lauridsen, Mathilde Stærk, Louise Nørkjær, Kristian Krogh, Jakob B Løyche, Tabita K Gallacher
Rok vydání: 2020
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Zdroj: Open Access Emergency Medicine. 12:73-79
ISSN: 1179-1500
DOI: 10.2147/oaem.s239040
Popis: Purpose Using a supraglottic airway (SGA) may provide more effective ventilations compared with a mouth-to-pocket-mask for drowning victims. SGAs are widely used by nurse anesthetists but it is unknown whether surf lifeguards can use SGAs effectively. We aimed to compare the use of SGA by surf lifeguards and experienced nurse anesthetists. Materials and Methods Surf lifeguards inserted a SGA (i-gel O2, size 4) in a resuscitation manikin during cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and nurse anesthetists inserted a SGA in a resuscitation manikin placed on a bed, and performed ventilations. Outcome measures: time to first ventilation, tidal volume, proportion of ventilations with visible manikin chest rise, and ventilations within the recommended tidal volume (0.5-0.6 L). Results Overall, 30 surf lifeguards and 30 nurse anesthetists participated. Median (Q1-Q3) time to first ventilation was 20 s (15-22) for surf lifeguards and 17 s (15-21) for nurse anesthetists (p=0.31). Mean (SD) tidal volume was 0.55 L (0.21) for surf lifeguards and 0.31 L (0.10) for nurse anesthetists (p
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