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I agree with the paramedic as far as protocol is concerned. Airway management always comes first. It's much safer to introduce an oral airway and secure it than to have to do a tracheostomy ( or nasal intubation) if the patient seizes again and can't breathe. The ABCs of emergency care are Airway Breathing and Circulation. Keeping her airway patent is no1 on the list.On the other hand , as her proxy , if you did not consent then it is illegal for her to insert it. But i feel that in the circumstances you relate , she did the right thing. It's not the same as a seizure stick and can save your life if your airway is blocked. As long as it was secured properly , i don't think she did anything that was not by the book. Just my :twocents:.bernard said:On Stacy's last trip to the ER, the head paramedic insisted on using a plastic hook shaped device in Stacy's mouth because she was breathing so shallowly. I argued with her that it posed a danger should Stacy seize again, but she wouldn't listen.
Rusch Berman Oral Airways