<p>The purpose of this study was to explore nurses' experiences of obstructed airways in the prehospital work.</p><p>A qualitative interview study with a descriptive and explorative design was used. The sample consisted of nine registered nurses whereof three were women and six were men, with or without further education and varying length of experience in the ambulance service.</p><p>Prehospital personnel builds up a vast plan of action based on the emergency information provided by SOS. Simple methods for managing obstructed airways were stated often enough. Problems with obstructed airways are considered so unusual that it never becomes a routine. Several factors affect the identification and managing of obstructed airways, both external factors and the different patient categories are considered important. The study found that the bystanders rarely perceived to be performing actions for the creation of a free airway. While obstructed airways perceived to be stressful for ambulance nurses, however, they are not worried to face such a situation. For the coping of what has happened during an emergency, ambulance crew talk through the whole situation of what could have been done better or if something could be done differently. Many factors affect the identification and managing of obstructed airways in prehospital nurses' work. While obstructed airways perceived to be stressful for ambulance nurses they are not concerned to face such a situation. The tools and techniques available for managing airways are usually considered to be adequate and well-functioning</p>
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:UPSALLA/oai:DiVA.org:uu-125540 |
| Date | January 2010 |
| Creators | Helmersson, Staffan, Danielsson, Andreas |
| Publisher | Uppsala University, Department of Public Health and Caring Sciences, Uppsala University, Department of Public Health and Caring Sciences |
| Source Sets | DiVA Archive at Upsalla University |
| Language | Swedish |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Student thesis, text |
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