A 32-year-old has facial trauma after an assault. There is heavy bleeding into the oropharynx, his consciousness is reduced and his breathing is

Question

A 32-year-old has facial trauma after an assault. There is heavy bleeding into the oropharynx, his consciousness is reduced and his breathing is gurgling. He cannot maintain his own airway, and there are fragments of broken teeth in the mouth.

Accepted Answer

Suction the airway, position to protect it and prepare for definitive control with surgical airway backup.

Answer

Pack the mouth to control the bleeding before attempting any airway manoeuvre.

Answer

Perform blind nasotracheal intubation to secure the airway quickly.

Answer

Apply high-flow oxygen by face mask and transport the patient lying supine without further airway intervention.

Answer

Insert an oropharyngeal airway and lay the patient supine for transport.

Maxillofacial trauma airway — DIPIMC MCQ

A 32-year-old has facial trauma after an assault. There is heavy bleeding into the oropharynx, his consciousness is reduced and his breathing is gurgling. He cannot maintain his own airway, and there are fragments of broken teeth in the mouth.