Manual of Emergency Airway Management

by Walls, Ron M., M.D.; Luten, Robert C., M.D.; Murphy, Michael F.; Schneider, Robert E., M.D.

• ISBN13: 9780781726160
• ISBN10: 0781726166
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2000-05-01
• Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins

Summary

Prepared by the faculty of the National Emergency Airway Management Course, this manual is an expert, practical guide to this challenging procedure. It offers step-by-step instructions on techniques, drug administration, and prevention and management of complications and includes a complete section on difficult clinical scenarios. The book is packed with easy-to-follow algorithms and diagrams and helpful mnemonics. All chapters have been updated for this Second Edition and templated to ensure consistent organization. The authors have removed obsolete drugs and added evidence-based analyses of procedures. A new section on implementation includes stocking the airway cart, establishing protocols, training, and skill retention. This edition is also available electronically for handheld computers. See Media listing for details.

Table of Contents

Contributing Authors	ix
Preface	xi
Acknowledgments	xiii
Section 1: Approach to the Airway
The Decision to Intubate	3	(5)
Ron M. Walls
Rapid Sequence Intubation	8	(8)
Ron M. Walls
The Emergency Airway Algorithms	16	(11)
Ron M. Walls
Confirmation of Endotracheal Tube Placement	27	(4)
Ron M. Walls
The Difficult and Failed Airway	31	(12)
Michael F. Murphy
Ron M. Walls
Section 2: Airway Management Techniques
Basic Airway Management	43	(15)
Robert E. Schneider
RSI Using Competitive (Non-depolarizing) Neuromuscular Blocking Agents	58	(5)
John C. Sakles
Ron M. Walls
Awake Intubation Techniques	63	(5)
Ron M. Walls
Robert C. Luten
Special Devices and Techniques for Managing the Difficult or Failed Airway	68	(14)
Michael F. Murphy
Fiberoptic Intubation Techniques	82	(7)
Michael F. Murphy
Surgical Airway Techniques	89	(16)
Ron M. Walls
Robert J. Vissers
Pediatric Airway Techniques	105	(7)
Robert C. Luten
The Difficult Airway in Pediatrics	112	(9)
Robert C. Luten
Section 3: The Pharmacology of Airway Management
Muscle Relaxants	121	(8)
Robert E. Schneider
Sedatives and Induction Agents	129	(6)
Robert E. Schneider
Drugs for Special Clinical Circumstances	135	(8)
Robert E. Schneider
Section 4: Special Clinical Circumstances
The Pediatric Patient	143	(10)
Robert C. Luten
The Trauma Patient	153	(6)
Michael A. Gibbs
Increased Intracranial Pressure	159	(5)
Ron M. Walls
Michael F. Murphy
Asthama and COPD	164	(5)
Robert E. Schneider
The Distorted Airway and Upper Airway Obstruction	169	(3)
Michael F. Murphy
The Critically III Patient	172	(8)
Michael F.Murphy
The Pregnant Patient	180	(3)
Michael F. Murphy
Prolonged Seizure Activity	183	(4)
Robert J. Vissers
The Geriatric Patient	187	(3)
Diane M. Birnbaumer
Foreign Body in the Adult Airway	190	(5)
Ron M. Walls
Airway Management in the Prehospital Setting	195	(10)
Ron M. Walls
Section 5: Monitoring and Mechanical Ventilation
Noninvasive Ventilatory Support in the Emergency Department	205	(5)
Charles V. Pollack, Jr.
Mechanical Ventilation	210	(7)
Michael F. Murphy
Gregory W. Murphy
Monitoring the Emergency Airway Patient	217	(12)
Michael F. Murphy
Appendix
The Difficult Airway Cart	222	(7)
Robert J. Vissers
Subject Index	229