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Emergency Tracheostomy Management Algorithm - Patent Upper Airway

This algorithm assumes a potentially patent upper airway, meaning
Emergency Tracheostomy ... that is difficult ... may be difficult ... #Management #CriticalCare ... #Tracheostomy #
Awake Tracheal Intubation (ATI)
 • ATI Technique
 • Ergonomics for ATI
 • Managing Procedural Complications
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) • ATI Technique ... in Adults Difficult ... Airway Society ... #airway #management ... #anesthesia #criticalcare
Approach to Tracheostomy Emergencies - OnePager Summary
COMPONENTS OF A TRACHEOSTOMY TUBE:
 • Obturator - inserted into
Pilot balloon ... enables sustained airway ... bleeding may be at ... management #pulmonary #criticalcare ... #airway #anatomy
Emergency Laryngectomy Management

This algorithm is paired with the red bed-head sign and indicates that the patient
have an upper airway ... conventional upper airway ... do not have a tracheostomy ... ventilation is difficult ... #Management #CriticalCare
Airway Intubation Checklist
GATHER/TEST EQUIPMENT: NC, BVM + PEEP Valve, Free flowing IV, EKG, SpO2 monitor, ETT
Airway Intubation ... o Assess for difficult ... airway (LEMON) ... o ABG (ideally at ... intubation #checklist #criticalcare
Airway Intubation Checklist
GATHER/TEST EQUIPMENT: NC, BVM + PEEP Valve, Free flowing IV, EKG, SpO2 monitor, ETT
Airway Intubation ... o Assess for difficult ... airway (LEMON) ... o ABG (ideally at ... intubation #checklist #criticalcare