'Can't intubate, can't ventilate'
Need to secure an airway and cannot do so by non-surgical means
Relevant clinical scenarios:
Choking event with food bolus located above cricothyroid membrane
Anaphylaxis requiring airway intervention but unable to pass tube from above
Severe facial trauma or burns with distorted anatomy
Failed airway
Need to secure an airway and cannot do so by non-surgical means
Choking event with food bolus located above cricothyroid membrane
Anaphylaxis requiring airway intervention but unable to pass tube from above
Severe facial trauma or burns with distorted anatomy
Failed airway
Surgical cricothyrotomy
Needle cricothyrotomy
Pulmonary antibiotics
Surgical airways
Advanced airway adjuncts
Nasal intubation
Bag valve mask ventilation
Airway pressure release ventilation