Airway Management Preparation

Join the EMGuideWire team as Drs. Serven and Shreve are joined by Dr. Trigonis to discuss simple strategies to make sure your room is set up and you are prepared for performing an emergent intubation on your patients in the Emergency Department. Shownotes - Once through start to finish:  Set up suction  Set up pre-oxygenation (nasal cannula, NRB, BVM as backup) Choose a tube + back up tube  Lube the tube, check the tube  Choose a stylet Set up video and DL  Ask nurse for meds (nicely)  Check hemodynamics  Acknowledge preoxygenation  Positioning  Give meds  Wait for paralytic medications to work Tube 'em   Call out your tube positioning  Leave the blade in place until tube placement assured  Confirm with color change, EtO2, bilateral breath sounds  Wait for RT to secure the tube Call for post-intubation meds  Check CXR for position