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When a casualty loses consciousness the muscles in the jaw and tongue relax and the tongue can fall back and close off the airway. It is one of the most common airway problems in trauma and one of the simplest to fix if you have the right tool on you. The North American Rescue Nasopharyngeal Airway is that tool: a soft flexible tube that goes in through the nostril and rests behind the tongue to hold an open path for air.
Because it follows the natural path of the nasal passage instead of going over the tongue, an NPA can be tolerated by a patient who is semi-conscious or who is unconscious with the gag reflex still intact. That is the window where it does its work and it is why an NPA shows up on most IFAK packing lists.
NAR packages each one with a sealed packet of surgical lubricant attached, so everything you need for insertion comes out of the kit in one grab. You are not digging for a separate lube packet while the airway is still closed.
An airway only works if it fits the person it goes into, which is why we stock the full run from 24F to 36F in even sizes. The 28F is the size issued in most military IFAKs and the one to grab if you are building a single kit for an average adult. The 24F and 26F fit smaller adults and the 30F through 36F cover larger patients. If you are stocking an aid bag or a team kit, carrying two or three sizes lets you fit the casualty in front of you instead of making one size work. The flared end on every size keeps the tube from traveling past the nostril. The Sizing tab covers how to measure for the right one.
An NPA is a medical device and it belongs in trained hands. Know the contraindications, follow your protocols and if you carry one get hands-on time with it in a TCCC or TECC course.
Available in 24F, 26F, 28F, 30F, 32F, 34F and 36F
The French number is the outside diameter of the tube in thirds of a millimeter
24F is 8 mm, 28F is about 9.3 mm, 32F is about 10.7 mm and 36F is 12 mm
The tube gets longer as the size goes up
Match the length to the distance from the tip of the nose to the earlobe
Pick a diameter that passes through the nostril without force
28F is the common single kit size for an average adult
1 x North American Rescue Nasopharyngeal Airway in the size you select
1 x sealed packet of surgical lubricant attached to the package
Brand: North American Rescue
Sizes: 24F, 26F, 28F, 30F, 32F, 34F, 36F
Designed for semi-conscious or unconscious patients with an intact gag reflex
Packaged with surgical lubricant attached
Packaged dimensions (28F): L 6 in. x W 1.6 in. x D 0.5 in.
Weight (28F): 0.5 oz
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