Skip to main content Accessibility help

We use cookies to distinguish you from other users and to provide you with a better experience on our websites. Close this message to accept cookies or find out how to manage your cookie settings.

Close cookie message
×
Hostname: page-component-848d4c4894-m9kch Total loading time: 0 Render date: 2024-05-09T04:20:53.829Z Has data issue: false hasContentIssue false

Chapter 3 - A general approach to evaluation and management of the emergency airway

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  05 December 2015

By
Adam Schiavi  and
Christina Miller
Edited by
Lauren C. Berkow  and
John C. Sakles
Lauren C. Berkow
Affiliation:
The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
John C. Sakles
Affiliation:
University of Arizona College of Medicine
Get access

Summary

A summary is not available for this content so a preview has been provided. Please use the Get access link above for information on how to access this content.
Image of the first page of this content. For PDF version, please use the ‘Save PDF’ preceeding this image.'
Type
Chapter
Information
Cases in Emergency Airway Management , pp. 19 - 27
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2015

Access options

Get access to the full version of this content by using one of the access options below. (Log in options will check for institutional or personal access. Content may require purchase if you do not have access.)

References

Sakles, J, Mosier, J, Patanwala, A, Dicken, J, Kalin, L, and Javedani, P. The C-MAC® video laryngoscope is superior to the direct laryngoscope for the rescue of failed first-attempt intubations in the emergency department. J Emerg Med. 2015;48(3):280–6.CrossRefGoogle Scholar
Sakles, J, Patanwala, A, Mosier, J, and Dicken, J. Comparison of video laryngoscopy to direct laryngoscopy for intubation of patients with difficult airway characteristics in the emergency department. Intern Emerg Med. 2014;9:93–8.CrossRefGoogle ScholarPubMed
Levitan, R, Mechem, C, Ochrock, E, et al. Head-elevated laryngoscopy position: improving laryngeal exposure during laryngoscopy by increasing head elevation. Ann Emerg Med. 2003;41:322–30.CrossRefGoogle ScholarPubMed
Collins, J, Lemmens, H, Brodsky, J, et al. Laryngoscopy and morbid obesity: a comparison of the “sniff” and “ramped” positions. Obes Sur. 2004;14:1171–5.Google ScholarPubMed
Mort, T. The incidence and risk factors for cardiac arrest during emergency tracheal intubation: a justification for incorporating the ASA guidelines in the remote location. J Clin Anesth. 2004;16:508–16.CrossRefGoogle ScholarPubMed
Weingart, S and Levitan, R. Preoxygenation and prevention of desaturation during emergency airway management. Ann Emerg Med. 2012;59:165–75.CrossRefGoogle ScholarPubMed
Ellis, D, Harris, T, Zideman, D. Cricoid pressure in emergency department rapid sequence tracheal intubations: a risk–benefit analysis. Ann Emerg Med. 2007;50:653–65.CrossRefGoogle ScholarPubMed
Vukmir, R, Heller, M, Stein, K. Confirmation of endotracheal tube placement: a miniaturized infrared qualitative carbon dioxide detector. Ann Emerg Med. 1991;20:726–9.CrossRefGoogle Scholar

Save book to Kindle

To save this book to your Kindle, first ensure coreplatform@cambridge.org is added to your Approved Personal Document E-mail List under your Personal Document Settings on the Manage Your Content and Devices page of your Amazon account. Then enter the ‘name’ part of your Kindle email address below. Find out more about saving to your Kindle.

Note you can select to save to either the @free.kindle.com or @kindle.com variations. ‘@free.kindle.com’ emails are free but can only be saved to your device when it is connected to wi-fi. ‘@kindle.com’ emails can be delivered even when you are not connected to wi-fi, but note that service fees apply.

Find out more about the Kindle Personal Document Service.

Available formats
×

Save book to Dropbox

To save content items to your account, please confirm that you agree to abide by our usage policies. If this is the first time you use this feature, you will be asked to authorise Cambridge Core to connect with your account. Find out more about saving content to Dropbox.

Available formats
×

Save book to Google Drive

To save content items to your account, please confirm that you agree to abide by our usage policies. If this is the first time you use this feature, you will be asked to authorise Cambridge Core to connect with your account. Find out more about saving content to Google Drive.

Available formats
×