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Combined Difficult Airway Society and Vortex Approach to the Emergency Airway

The Emergency Airway Cognitive Tool contains
essentials of the DAS algorithm ... simple visual aid ... Vortex #Airway #Intubation ... #Algorithm #Combined ... #Tool #Checklist
The checklist is 2-sided laminated sheet attached to the airway trolley in our ICU. The top
The checklist is ... on side 1 and the ... #CriticalCare #Difficult ... #Airway #Intubation ... #Checklist #Algorithm
Can’t Intubate, Can’t Oxygenate (CICO) - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
This is the last resort when
Can’t Oxygenate (CICO ... done. ❸ Declare CICO ... #Intubate #Intubation ... #Difficult #Anesthesiology ... Intraoperative #Checklist
The Vortex is based on the principle that there are three ‘nonsurgical’ techniques to establish a
rescue’ (emergency ... the traditional algorithm-based ... with any lifeline and ... mandated by an algorithm ... #criticalcare #intubation
Airway Intubation Checklist
GATHER/TEST EQUIPMENT: NC, BVM + PEEP Valve, Free flowing IV, EKG, SpO2 monitor, ETT
Airway Intubation ... Checklist GATHER ... o Assess for difficult ... airway plan o Emergency ... #checklist #criticalcare
ED Thoracotomy Instructions

Getting Into the Chest:
1. Bilateral finger thoracotomies
  • 4th or 5th intercostal space
Right mainstream intubation ... midline longitudinal incision ... Stop if: Asystole and ... Instructions #procedure #emergency ... #trauma #checklist
Peri-operative Hyperthermia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
If prolonged or ≥ 39 C this is a
is a clinical emergency ... organ dysfunction and ... • Excessive insulation ... #Hyperthermia #Differential ... Anesthesiology #Anesthesia #Checklist
Cardiac Arrest - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

The probable cause is one or more of: something
nearby theatres / emergency ... on-call / dial emergency ... presume oesophageal intubation ... CardiacArrest #Checklist ... #Differential #
Airway Intubation Checklist
GATHER/TEST EQUIPMENT: NC, BVM + PEEP Valve, Free flowing IV, EKG, SpO2 monitor, ETT
Airway Intubation ... Checklist GATHER ... o Assess for difficult ... airway plan o Emergency ... #checklist #criticalcare