Failed airway in adults or children
Preferred method of rescue airway in infants and children (cutoff 5-12 years of age, depending on source)
Temporizing measure until definitive airway management
Will provide adequate oxygenation, but will NOT provide adequate ventilation
Obstruction above the level of the cricothryoid membrane
Preferred method of rescue airway in infants and children (cutoff 5-12 years of age, depending on source)
Will provide adequate oxygenation, but will NOT provide adequate ventilation
Needle cricothyrotomy
Surgical cricothyrotomy
Nasal intubation
Lung recruitment maneuver
Bag valve mask ventilation
Pulmonary antibiotics
Thoracic lavage
Blind digital intubation