Airway management in injured patients in pre-hospital setting

Temelji diplomskega dela so teoretične vsebine, uporabili smo deskriptivno metodo dela, in sicer s preučevanjem strokovne literature. V uvodu smo opredelili problem, namen, cilje in raziskovalna vprašanja, s katerimi smo poskušali priti do odgovora, zahtevanega v naslovu diplomskega dela. V vsebinskem delu smo predstavili anatomijo in fiziologijo dihalnih poti, pristop in postopek obravnave poškodovanca v prehospitalnem okolju, slikovno in opisno smo prikazali pripomočke in postopke za oskrbo dihalne poti, predstavili naloge diplomiranega zdravstvenika reševalca in njegovo pomembnost v prehospitalni ekipi nujne medicinske pomoči. Nato smo opredelili pojem kompetenca in izpostavili aktivnosti, kompetence diplomiranega zdravstvenika reševalca na terenu in jih primerjali s kompetencami reševalcev v tujih državah. Z diplomskim delom smo želeli opozoriti, da imajo reševalci kot diplomirani zdravstveniki premalo kompetenc ob odsotnosti zdravnika in predlagali njihovo razširitev. Razrešitev problema bi pripomogla k večjemu odstotku preživetja poškodovancev na terenu od odsotnosti zdravnika v ekipi nujne medicinske pomoči.This thesis is based on the theoretical content, we used the descriptive method of work, namely the study of literature. In the introduction we defined the problem, purpose, objectives and research questions, which we tried to get the answer requried in the title of the thesis. In the narrative we present anathomy and physiology of the airways, approach and treatment of injured in prehospital setting, pictorial and descriptive display devices and procedures for the care of the airways, presented tasks of nurse as rescuer and his importance in emergency medical team. Then we define the notion of competence and highlight activities and competences of nurse as rescuer in prehospital setting and compared them with competencies of advanced paramedics in foreign countries. With thesis we wish to recall that nurses in Slovenia, working in prehospital setting as rescuer, have lack of competence in the absence of a doctor and suggested to extend them. Resolving the problem could have contributed to the higher percentage of survival injured in prehospital setting at absence of a doctor in emergency medical team