CCMCP Airway - Universal

Question 1

CCMCP Airway - Universal - Indications for airway management? (A, B, C, D, E)

Answer 1

Airway: obstruction, aspiration
Breathing: oxygenation or ventilation failure
Circulation: shock
Disability: GCS <8
Expected clinical course

Question 2

CCMCP Airway - Universal - Cardiac arrest or near death?

Answer 2

Refer to Crash Airway protocol

Question 3

CCMCP Airway - Universal - Predictors of anatomic or physiologically difficult airway?

Answer 3

Refer to Difficult Airway protocol

Question 4

CCMCP Airway - Universal - Pt not near death and no difficult airway predictors?

Answer 4

Use RSIP protocol

Question 5

CCMCP Airway - Universal - Predictors of physiologically difficult airway?

Answer 5

Hypoxemia
Hypotension
Metabolic acidosis
Right ventricular failure

Question 6

CCMCP Airway - Universal - Predictors of anatomically difficult airway?

Answer 6

LEMONS - laryngoscopy
BONES - BVM
RODS - supraglottic devices
SHORT - surgical airway

Question 7

CCMCP Airway - Universal - Difficult laryngoscopy mnemonic?

Answer 7

Look at pt
Evaluate 3-3-2
Mallampatti score
Obstructions
Neck mobility

Question 8

CCMCP Airway - Universal - Difficult BVM mnemonic?

Answer 8

Beards
Obesity, Old, Obstructed
Neck stiff, no teeth
Expecting (preggers)
Snores, stridor, stiff lungs

Question 9

CCMCP Airway - Universal - Difficult supraglottic device mnemonic?

Answer 9

Restricted mouth opening
Obstruction (at or below glottis)
Distorted airway radiation, trauma, surgery
Stiff lungs, stiff chest, stiff neck, severe bronchospasm

Question 10

CCMCP Airway - Universal - Difficult surgical airway mnemonic?

Answer 10

Surgery: altered anterior neck anatomy
Hematoma/Abscess: altered anterior neck anatomy
Obesity
Radiation to neck
Trauma or tumor of neck / airway