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Airway situation

Severe Asthma / COPD Crash Airway

Obstructive physiology is an oxygenation and ventilation problem before it is a tube problem. The dangerous post-tube complications are air trapping, dynamic hyperinflation, hypotension, and dyssynchrony.

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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.

Related resources

Interactive airway situationsVentilator calculatorsOn-shift rescue

References and anchors

ACEP adult ED intubation clinical policyACEP rapid-sequence intubation policy statementACEP mechanical ventilation policy statement