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.
Before intubation Preparation, physiology, positioning, equipment, and Plan B. Tap to reveal Before intubation Treat reversible causes when possible: naloxone/glucose/ventilatory support per protocol. Prepare suction, BVM/PEEP, aspiration precautions, and post-tube hypoxia plan. Assess for mixed ingestion, hypothermia, trauma, and hypotension. During intubation Execution priorities during the attempt. Tap to reveal During intubation Suction aggressively and avoid prolonged hypoventilation/apnea. Confirm with waveform EtCO₂ and reassess oxygenation after tube. After intubation Post-tube reassessment, ventilation, sedation, and handoff. Tap to reveal After intubation Manage aspiration pneumonitis/pneumonia risk by clinical context, ventilator settings, and ICU pathway. Continue tox evaluation and temperature/glucose/electrolyte monitoring. Common pitfalls Predictable traps to avoid. Tap to reveal Common pitfalls Not trying reversible toxidrome treatment when appropriate. Poor suction preparation. Missing hypothermia or trauma.