LO4 Suction

Question 1

Suction Pressures:
Premature infants  
Term infants
Children
Adults

Answer 1

Premature infants  
– 60-80 mmHg  
• 
Term infants – 80-100 mmHg  
• 
Children – 100-220 mmHg  
• 
Adults – 120-550 mmHg

Question 2

Yankauer catherter

Answer 2

(tonsil tip catherter): a good option for suctioning the pharynx in adults and the preferred device for infants and children

They have a diameter and a rigid so they do not collapse and are capable of suctioning large volumes of fluid rapidly

Question 3

Whistler tip catherter

Answer 3

soft plastic, non-rigid catheters can be placed in the oral pharynx or nasal pharynx or down a tracheal tube

Question 4

adults should be suctioned for a max of — seconds

Answer 4

15 seconds