Intubation – Adult and Peds
From Guide to YKHC Medical Practices
- All intubated patients must be medevac’d to ANMC for ICU management. We do not have an ICU in Bethel and we do not have the resources to keep these patients.
Resources/References
- Intubation (Adult and Pediatrics) (YKHC Clinical Guideline)
- ET CO2 Monitoring in Ventilated Pediatric Patients (YKHC Clinical Guideline)
- Respiratory Failure in Children: Stabilization and Management Powerpoint presentation by Drs. Bowman, Gonzales, and Engel (ANMC Pediatric Critical Care)
- Kabrhel et al. Orotracheal Intubation. N Engl J Med 2007; 356:e15. DOI: 10.1056/NEJMvcm063574 (video)
- Lighthall et al. Laryngeal Mask Airway in Medical Emergencies. N Engl J Med 2013; 369:e26. DOI: 10.1056/NEJMvcm0909669 (video)
- Hsiao, J. and Pacheco-Fowler, V. Cricothyroidotomy. N Engl J Med 2008; 358:e25. DOI: 10.1056/NEJMvcm0706755 (video)
- Nickson, Chris. Difficult Airway Algorithms. Life in the Fastlane (LITFL), 2020.
- Airway Evaluation and Oral Pathology 2019 (PowerPoint Presentation)
