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Combined Difficult Airway Society and Vortex Approach to the Emergency Airway

The Emergency Airway Cognitive Tool contains
Society and Vortex ... and the Vortex ... designed to help the team ... #Management #DAS ... Emergency #Tool #Checklist
The checklist is 2-sided laminated sheet attached to the airway trolley in our ICU. The top
attached to the airway ... contains some handy ... #Management #CriticalCare ... #Difficult #Airway ... #Algorithm #Alfred
ETT depth may be predicted based on the patient’s height.  This has been validated among
A height-based algorithm ... volume to your airway ... checklist (example ... #Management #CriticalCare ... #Intubation #Airway
Difficult Airway Algorithm

1. Assess the likelihood and clinical impact of basic management problems: 
 • Difficulty
Algorithm 1. ... • Difficult mask ... #algorithm #Anesthesiology ... #Anesthesia #CriticalCare ... #Management
The Vortex is based on the principle that there are three ‘nonsurgical’ techniques to establish a
use of a face mask ... management can ... with any lifeline and ... mandated by an algorithm ... #visualaid #criticalcare
Checklist for removing PPE, using a tear-away gown here (this type of gown is preferred)
Inside the
Checklist for removing ... PPE, using a tear-away ... gown forwards to tear ... Donning #Doffing #Checklist ... #Management #COVID19
COVID-19 patient Extubation
Objective: Extubation of a suspected COVID-19 patient whilst minimising aersolisation of virus particles. Orly
Untie tube tie and ... tube 8) Prepare team ... facemask • Hudson mask ... COVID19 #Extubation #Checklist ... #Supplies #CriticalCare
Cannot Intubate, Cannot Oxygenate (CICO) Checklist Mnemonic 

C - Call it and communicate it: 
- Communicate
Oxygenate (CICO) Checklist ... is this a CICO airway ... Law #CICO #Checklist ... Oxygenate #Mnemonic #Management ... #CriticalCare
Perilunate Dislocation
On lateral wrist XR, the capitate ("apple") should sit in the lunate ("tea cup") which
in the lunate ("tea ... onto outstretched hand ... Wrist #Carpal #Radiology ... #Orthopedics #Sports ... #MSK
Intraoperative Laryngospasm and Stridor - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

❶ Call for help and inform theatre
inform theatre team ... face mask: • ... /or nasal airway ... Intraoperative #Checklist ... #Diagnosis #Management