Emergency Airway References and Downloads | Airway of the Month

Airway of the MonthRead the patient. Rescue the airway. Run the room.

Updated one-page airway checklistPrintable July 2026 preparation, timeout, failed-attempt escalation, and post-airway checklist.

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Resources

Peer-reviewed and verifiable reference anchors

External links are provided so learners and faculty can check the evidence and policies behind the teaching content.

Emergency airway and RSI

ACEP Adult ED Intubation Clinical Policy ACEP Rapid Sequence Intubation Policy Statement PREOXI randomized trial

Ventilation and critical care

AARC 2024 Patient-Ventilator Assessment Guideline University of Pennsylvania Ventilator Overview and Troubleshooting Tip Sheet ATS 2024 ARDS Guideline Update Basics of Ventilator Waveforms review SYNAPsE 2026 asynchrony consensus ATS/ESICM/SCCM Lung-Protective Ventilation Guideline SCCM 2025 PADIS Focused Update

Pediatrics and EMS

AHA/AAP 2025 Pediatric Advanced Life Support Guidelines NAEMSP Prehospital Airway Management Guideline abstract

Project and partner links

Airway of the Month Panopto folder Airway of the Month on X Foundations of Emergency Medicine Editorial policy and disclaimer

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]