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Emergency Department Intubation Checklist v13 - reuben strayer @emupdates

#Management #CriticalCare #EDICT #Airway #Intubation #Checklist #Assessment
Emergency Department Intubation ... #Management #CriticalCare ... #EDICT #Airway ... #Intubation #Checklist ... #Assessment
Anatomical Differences Between Pediatric and Adult Airways 
Pediatric airway is... 
• Proportionally smaller larynx 
• Narrowest
Pediatric and Adult Airways ... Pediatric airway ... Risk of mainstem intubation ... Differences #Anatomical #CriticalCare ... #Intubation #Diagnosis
Difficult Airway Assessment - LEMON Mnemonic

 - Look Externally
 - Evaluate
 - Mallampati
 - Obstruction or
Difficult Airway ... Assessment - LEMON ... Neck Mobility #Diagnosis ... #CriticalCare # ... Difficult #Airway
Difficult Airway Conditions List (A to Z)

Difficult Airway Syndromes, Description and Potential Problems

By @dastrainees

#Difficult #Airway #Conditions
Difficult Airway ... ) Difficult Airway ... Conditions #Syndromes #diagnosis ... #management #criticalcare ... #intubation
5MinuteAirway AIRWAY CHECKLIST
Everyone needs a checklist.. here’s ours.  Print it out, laminate it, don’t laminate
5MinuteAirway AIRWAY ... Bronner for their work ... bronksi_EM #Management #CriticalCare ... #Airway #RSI #Intubation
COVID-19 patient Extubation
Objective: Extubation of a suspected COVID-19 patient whilst minimising aersolisation of virus particles. Orly
Location Risk Assessment ... List) 4) Clear airway ... Oropharyngeal airway ... deflate tube cuff • Intubation ... Checklist #Supplies #CriticalCare
Predicting a Difficult Airway
Prior to attempting intubation one should assess the airway. 
3-3-2 rule indicates normal
Predicting a Difficult Airway ... to attempting intubation ... of endotracheal intubation ... #Prediction #Assessment ... Preop #Anesthesia #Diagnosis
Noninvasive Positive Pressure Ventilation (NIPPV)

Expiratory & Inspiratory Positive Airway Pressure
Both increase intrathoracic pressure, which can decrease
Inspiratory Positive Airway ... upper & lower airway ... COPD, decreases intubation ... status • Won't Work ... #indications #criticalcare
Rapid Pediatric Assessment Diagram:
* Assessment of Appearance
  - Tone: Moves spontaneously, resists examination
  -
Rapid Pediatric Assessment ... Diagram: * Assessment ... of Work of Breathing ... - Airway Sounds ... - Cyanosis #Diagnosis
Hypotension - Rapid Response Management

1) Ask for vitals en route
2) Immediate Assessment
3) Examine for a cause:
2) Immediate Assessment ... Obstructive 4) Diagnosis ... and Workup 5) ... Hypotension #Management #criticalcare