Thank you Coach!

Flight nurse here again. I have watched several of your videos and have enjoyed them all. However, this is the first time in which I have disagreed with something that you have taught. I believe that the bevel to the septum has less to do with drag during insertion and more to do with where the bevel ends up in the oropharynx. By spinning it around in the left nare, you have now turned the bevel 180 degrees into/toward the side wall of the pharynx. This will inhibit maximum airflow through the bevel which is designed to increase the surface area of the bevel/OPA exit port opening. This is just my experience ld opinion. Thanks for what you do. I still learn something new with each of your videos to include these on basic airway devices. When I teach, I call OPAs and NPAs “the best piece of airway equipment that we never use”. They make keeping the airway open and bag masking immensely easier especially those with smaller hands.

Thank you for all the info, I'm a nurse and I find it very useful, could you make a video advising nurses on when to call RT, things we can do before you get there and things we shouldn't notify RT 😊 thank you

Thanks coach!

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Will you be in Orlando?

@RespiratoryCoach

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The idea that you should have the device clocked out of position if you are in the left nare shows me that you actually don't understand anatomy. The nasal passage is significantly smaller superior to the nasal floor. The bevel is purely there for ease of insertion. Much like why we use a beveled IV catheter instead of starting blunt needles. Both do the same thing, one is obviously easier to insert through skin and veins. Same thing for a NPA. You have a bevel to get it into the nare easily not for anything else.