19 results
Airway Intubation Checklist
GATHER/TEST EQUIPMENT: NC, BVM + PEEP Valve, Free flowing IV, EKG, SpO2 monitor, ETT
Airway Intubation ... Bougie, Don PPE, Capnograph ... for difficult airway ... Auscultate o Capnography ... #checklist #criticalcare
Extubation Checklist Mnemonic - MASCOTS
M - Mechanism (Underlying mechanism improving)
A - Airway (Patent, difficult intubation)
S -
Extubation Checklist ... improving) A - Airway ... Patent, difficult intubation ... Oxygenation (O2 stable ... Mnemonic #MASCOTS #criticalcare
ETT depth may be predicted based on the patient’s height.  This has been validated among
by attaching a table ... volume to your airway ... aspects of post-intubation ... #Management #CriticalCare ... #Intubation #Airway
COVID-19 Patient Intubation Checklist and Supplies

Intubation Equipment List
 • Appropriately sized tracheal tube with subglottic suction
COVID-19 Patient Intubation ... • Mainstream capnograph ... Altemative suprglottic airways ... front of neck airway ... Checklist #Supplies #CriticalCare
Esophageal Intubation
 • Capnography Detection - No trace, Wrong place
 • Prevention and Mitigation
Esophageal Intubation ... • Capnography ... #Esophageal #Intubation ... #airway #detection ... diagnosis #management #criticalcare
Difficult Airway Algorithm

1. Assess the likelihood and clinical impact of basic management problems: 
 • Difficulty
Difficult Airway ... likelihood and clinical ... Difficult surgical airway ... vs. intubation ... Anesthesiology #Anesthesia #CriticalCare
Simplified Airway Management Algorithm
Admittedly sacrificing some detail, this simplified airway management algorithm highlights the critical steps,
Simplified Airway ... this simplified airway ... highlights the critical ... of progressive intubation ... Simple #Management #CriticalCare
COVID-19 patient Extubation
Objective: Extubation of a suspected COVID-19 patient whilst minimising aersolisation of virus particles. Orly
extubate on theatre table ... List) 4) Clear airway ... Oropharyngeal airway ... deflate tube cuff • Intubation ... Checklist #Supplies #CriticalCare
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 ... hair) • Risk Of Clinical ... #indications #criticalcare
Adult ACLS - Cardiac Arrest Algorithm - AHA 2020
CPR Quality:
 • Push hard (at least 2
Quantitative waveform capnography ... Shock Energy for ... Advanced Airway: ... • Endotracheal intubation ... • Waveform capnography