CAUTION:
Do not use the nasopharyngeal airway if there is clear fluid coming
from the ears or nose. This may be cerebrospinal fluid (CSF),
indicate a possible skull fracture.
a. Place the casualty on his back with his face up (see paragraph 3-3).
b. Lubricate the tube with sterile lubricating jelly or water (figure 3-5).
Figure 3-5. Lubricating the nasopharyngeal airway tube with sterile lubricating jelly.
c. Insert the airway.
(1)
Expose the opening of the casualty's nostril (figure 3-6).
Figure 3-6. Exposing the opening of the casualty's nostril.
NOTE:
The casualty's right nostril is usually used.
(2)
Insert the tip of the airway tube into the nostril.
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