Oropharyngeal airway | 合法醫療器材資訊網

Anoropharyngealairwayisamedicaldevicecalledanairwayadjunctusedtomaintainoropenapatient'sairway.Itdoesthisbypreventingthetonguefrom ...

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Medical device used to maintain or open a patient’s airway

An oropharyngeal airway (also known as an oral airway, OPA or Guedel pattern airway) is a medical device called an airway adjunct used in airway management to maintain or open a patients airway. It does this by preventing the tongue from covering the epiglottis, which could prevent the person from breathing. When a person becomes unconscious, the muscles in their jaw relax and allow the tongue to obstruct the airway.[1]

The oropharyngeal airway was designed by Arthur Guedel.[2]

Oropharyngeal airways come in a variety of sizes, from infant to adult, and are used commonly in pre-hospital emergency care and for short term airway management post anaesthetic or when manu...