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Flash Pulmonary Edema / SCAPE Airway

Many SCAPE patients improve with rapid NIV, PEEP, and afterload reduction. Intubation may be necessary, but the best airway move is often aggressive noninvasive stabilization first.

SCAPEpulmonary edemaNIVPEEP
Checklist Situations hub Troubleshooting

Clinical-use limit: Educational resource and cognitive-aid guide only; not a bedside order set or substitute for local protocol, medical direction, or clinical judgment.

Case management cards

Tap each card to reveal the focused answer. The four cards match the airway workflow: before, during, after, and pitfalls.

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References and anchors

ACEP adult ED intubation clinical policyACEP rapid-sequence intubation policy statementACEP mechanical ventilation policy statement
About this resource
Created by: Andrew Pirotte, MD; Kyle Brown, MD; Reba Hodge, MD; Amanda Vanderwerf, PharmD, BCEMP; Morgan Kimball, PharmD, BCEMP; Joshua Mohess Clinical review: Emergency medicine faculty review completed. Medication content reviewed by Amanda Vanderwerf, PharmD, BCEMP, and Morgan Kimball, PharmD, BCEMP. Last reviewed: 2026-07-23 Next scheduled review: 2027-01-23 Designed for: EM residents, emergency physicians, EMS clinicians, airway educators, and simulation faculty Important: Educational resource and cognitive-aid guide only; not a bedside order set or substitute for local protocol, medical direction, or clinical judgment. Website contact: [email protected]