Airway
Basic Airway Management
The following are a series of short YouTube videos that provide an overview of intubation sequences and commonly used equipment. Thank you to Dr. Shappell for permission to link to these resources.
Intubation Techniques Most Relevant to COVID-19
To reduce the exposure risk to healthcare providers, most intubations are currently being performed using a protected intubation technique. This involves rapid sequence intubation and video laryngoscopy.
RAPID SEQUENCE INTUBATION
VIDEO LARYNGOSCOPY
Additional Intubation Techniques
The videos below depict additional intubation sequences as well as an approach to direct laryngoscopy. In most centers, these techniques are not being used in patients with known or suspected COVID-19 outside of exceptional circumstances under expert guidance because of the increased exposure risk.
TRADITIONAL SEQUENCE INTUBATION
AWAKE INTUBATION
DIRECT LAYRNGOSCOPY
Additional Resources
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