When Is Tongue Depressor Used?
A Tongue Depressor May Be Used to Facilitate Insertion of the Oral Airway by Preventing Folding of the Tongue, Which May Impair Venous and Lymphatic Drainage...
A tongue depressor may be used to facilitate insertion of the oral airway by preventing folding of the tongue, which may impair venous and lymphatic drainage, cause macroglossia, and thereby cause airway obstruction.
How do you use a tongue depressor?
The standard teaching for insertion of an oropharyngeal airway in kids is to use a tongue depressor to move the large tongue out the way, and insert the airway over the tongue, as opposed to adults where the airway is inserted upside down and then rotated 180º past the tongue.
Where should tongue depressors be placed?
- Directions:
- 1) Place between patient lips, anterior to teeth. 2) Have patient press the extended tongue depressors together and hold for 3 seconds, then release. And repeat 10x. ...
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