Airway Management
In
cardiopulmonary resuscitation
,
anaesthesia
,
emergency medicine
, and
intensive care medicine
,
airway management
is the process or ensuring that:
there is an open pathway between a patients
lungs
and the outside world, and
the lungs are safe from
aspiration
.
In nearly all circumstances airway management is the highest priority for clinical care. The A is for airway in the ABC of
cardiopulmonary resuscitation
. Techniques range from the very simple
lateral position
to complex specialised techniques such
awake fiberoptic intubation
.
See also
intubation
endotracheal tube
laryngeal mask airway
ventilation
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