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CONTENTS
Contribu.t.o.r.s. .............................................x.i.i.i. ..............................
Forewo.r.d. .................................................x.i.x. .................................
Prfeace xxi
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Acknowledgme.n.t.s.. .........................................x.x.i.i.i. ..........................
PRINCIOPFAL IERSW MAAYN AGEMENT
1.E valuatoifto hne A irwa.y. ........ 2 4.P harmacoloofgD yr ugUss ed
. . . . . . . .
MichaFeM lu rphayn d inA irwaMya nagemen. .t. . . . . . . . . . . . .8.6. .
JohannMe.sH uitink JonathGa.Bn a ilReoy,n alBd.G eorge,
andO rlanRd.Ho u ng
2.T heA lgorithms 17
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MichaFeM lu rphEy,d warT.dC rosby, 5.A spiratRiiosnka:sn dP revent.i.o.n.. ..1. 0 7
andJ .A damL aw SauPly tkaan dE dwarCdr osby
3.P reparatfoirAo wna keI ntubat.i.o..n.. . .3 9 6.H umanF actoarnsdA irway
/anR .M orris Manageme.n.t. .... . ......... . ... .....1. 28
PetGe.rB rindley
AIRWTAEYC HNIQUES
7.C ontext-SenAsiirtwiavye 10.F lexiBbrloen choscIonptiucb at.i.o.n.1 72
. .
Managemen. .t. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1. .3.6. . /aRn .M orris
OrlanRd.Ho u nga ndM ichaFeM lu rphy
11.R igiFdi beropatnidc
8.B agM-ask-Venti.l.a.t.i.o.n .....1 43 Video-Laryngoscopes 198
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
George KovacsF,M uMripchhy,a ealn d RichaMr.Cd o opearn dJ .A damL aw
NichoSloawse rs
12.N onvisuIanlt ubatTieocnh niqu.e.s. ..2 22
. .
9.D ireLcatr yngosc. o. .p.y. . . . . . . . . . . .1. .5.5. ChrC.i sC hristodoOurlloaunR,d. Ho u ng,
RichaMr.Ld e vitaanndG eorgKeo vacs andJ inbZihna ng
vii
viiCio ntents
13. ExtraglDoetvtiiccfe osrV entilation 14. Cricothyro.t.o.m.y. ..........2.5.9. .......
andO xygenat.i.o.n. ..........2.3.8. ....G.or.d o0.n L auncelLoitat,nB e.J o hnson,
LieHmo ,T homaJs.C oonaann,d DaviTdW onga,n dO rlanRd.Ho u ng
OrlanRd.Ho u ng
15.T racheot.o.m.y. ............2.7.0. ........
TimotF.h yB E.r owann dL ianBe.J ohnson
PRE-HOSAPIIRTWAMALAY N AGEMENT
16.W hatI sU niquAeb ouAti rway 19.A irwaMya nagemenofta Race
Managemenitnt heP re-Hospital CarD rivweirt ah Full-FHaeclem et
Settin.g.?. ................2.7.8. ....F.o.l.l.o.w.ai C nrga s.h. ............3.05. .......
MarkV uD,a viPde trMiiec,h aF.eM lu rphy, MarkP V uA,n geliGnuaz zaon,d
andE riNk.V u OrlanRd.Ho u ng
17.A irwaMya nagemenofta Patiewnitt h 20.A irwaMya nagemenofta Morbidly
TraumatBirca iInn ju(rTBy)I . .......2.8.7. .. ObeseP atieSnuftef rinfrgo m
J.A damL aw,E dwarTdC rosbay,n dA ndyJ agoda aC ardiAarcr e.s.t. ............3.11. ........
SauPly tkaan dD anaKera hn
18.A irwaMya nagemenofta n
UnconsciPoautsi eWnhto IsT rapped 21.A irwaMya nagemenwtit hB lunt
InsitdheeV ehicFloel lowai nMgo tor AnteriNoerc kT raum.a. ...........3.2.0. ...
VehicCloel lis.i.o.n. ...........3.00. ....D.a.v.iA d.C aro
ArniVml attanednM atthiHaesl m
AIRWMAAYN AGEMIENNT TH EE MERGERNOCOYM
22.A irwaMya nagemenintt he 26.A irwaMya nagemenitna Patient
EmergenDceyp artme.n.t. .......3.2.6. ...w itAhn gioede.m.a. ............34.5. .....
JohnC. SaklaensdM ichaF.eM lu rphy GeneviMeavceK innMoinc,h aF.eM lu rphy,
andD aviPde trie
23. Patiewnitt hD eadlAys thmRae quires
Intubat.i.o.n. ..............3.31. ..2.7...A .i.r.w.aM.ya nagemenfotr P enetrating
KerryaBn.Bn r oderaincdJk e nniWf eZrh an FaciTarla um.a. ..............3.5.0. ........
DaviAd.C araon dA aroE.n B air
24. TracheIanlt ubatiinao nnU ncooperative
PatieWnitt ha NeckI nju.r.y. ......3.3.7. .2.8.. A irwaMya nagemenitna Patient
KerryaBn.Bn r oderick witah DeepN eckI fnectio.n. ........3.5.5.
KirJk.M acQuarrie
25.A irwaMya nagemenfotrt he
BurnP atie.n.t. ..............3.41. .........
LaebeLne staenrdD arreBnra ude
Contenitxs
AIRWMAAYN AGEMIENNT TH EI NTENSCIAVRUEEN I(TI CU)
29.U niquAei rwaIys suienst he 32.M anagemenofta PatieAndtm ittteod
IntensCiavreUe n i.t. ...........3.6.4. ....I.C Uw ithE bolVai ruasn dI mpending
ShawnD. HickJsA.,d amL aw,a nd RespiraFtaoirly.u .r.e. ...........38.3. .....
MichaF.eM lu rphy LouiEslel aarnddD aviTdW ong
30.M anagemenoftE xtubatoifoa n P atient 33. Pefrorminagn E lectPievrec utaneous
Followai nPgr olongPeedr ioofd DilatiTornaaclh eotoinma y P atient
MechaniVceanlt ila.t.i.o.n. ......3.7.0. ....o n MechaniVceanlt ila.t.i.o.n. .....3.9.0. .
RichaMr.dC ooper AngeliGnuaz zLoi,a nBe.J ohnson,
andO rlanRd.Ho u ng
31. AirwaMya nagemenofta Patieinnat
Halo-JawcikteAhtc utOeb struction 34. Managemenofta Patiewnitt h
ofa ReifonrceTdr acheTaulb .e. .....3.7.7. . a RespiraAtrorreyis ntt he
DietrHiecnhz ler IntermedCiaartUeen i.t. ..........4.0.0. ...
PetGe.rB rindley
AIRWMAAYN AGEMIENNT TH EO PERATRIONOGM
35. AirwaMya nagemenofta n 41.A irwaMya nagemenitna Patiewnitt h
UncooperatDiovwenS yndrome AspiratoifGo ans trCiocn tents
Patiewnitt ahn U pperG lB lee.d. ......4.0.8 FollowiInngd uctoifoA nn esthe.s.i.a.. 4.6 3
MichaF.eM lu rphy KathrSypna rroawn dO rlanRd.Hou ng
36.A irwaMya nagemenofta Patient 42.A irwaMya nagemenofta Patient
witah HistoorfOy r aaln dC ervical withH istoorfDy i fifcuAlitr way
RadiatTihoenr a.p.y. ............41.3. ....W.h o Refusetso H aveA wake
/aRn .M orris TracheIanlt ubat.i.o.n. ................ .469
DmitProyr tnaonydC ariAn.H agberg
37. AirwaMya nagemenitnP enetrating
NeckI nju.r.y. ................4.24. ..4.3.. M.a.n.a.g emenofta Patiewnitt OhS A
/anR .M orris forT otaTlh yroidect.o.m.y. .......4.8.1. ..
Jinbin Zhang, Frances Chung, and
38. AirwaMya nagemenofta Patient
OrlanRd.Ho u ng
inP ronPeo sit.i.o.n. ...........4.4.0. .....
DennDisra peaaun dO rlanRd.Ho u ng 44.A irwaMya nagemenofta Patient
witah DifficAuilrtw aRye quiring
39. LungS eparatiinot nh eP atient
MicrolaryngoTsrcaocphye,o scopy,
witah DififcuAlitr wa.y. ..........4.5.0. ...
andP haryngoesophDaigleaatl.i .o.n.. 4.9 2
ianR .M orris
JeaneStctoet Dt,a viVdo keasn,dL DVu ggan
40.A irwaMya nagemenofta Patiewnitt h
SuperiVoern aC avaO bstruction
Syndrom.e. ................4.5.7. .........
MathiAesus ealnindG ordo0.n L auncelott