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Question 1

Indications for intubation?

Answer 1

Failure to maintain/protect airway <br></br> Failure to ventilate/oxygenate;
Anticipatory (trauma, overdose, inhalation injury, increased work of breathing)

Question 2

BOOTS (difficult bag-valve mask ventilation)?

Answer 2

Beard; Obese; Older; Toothless; Snores/Stridor

Question 3

RODS (difficult supraglottic airway placement)?

Answer 3

Restricted mouth opening; Obstruction/Obese; Disrupted/Distorted anatomy; Stiff lung/Cervical spine

Question 4

LEMON (predicting difficult intubation)?

Answer 4

Look externally; Evaluate 3-3-2 rule; Mallampati score; Obstruction/Obesity; Neck mobility

Question 5

Temporizing airway measures?

Answer 5

Chin lift/jaw thrust; Bag-valve mask ventilation; Suctioning; Nasopharyngeal/oropharyngeal airway; Laryngeal mask airway

Question 6

Definitive airway techniques?

Answer 6

Orotracheal or nasotracheal intubation; Surgical airway (cricothyroidotomy, tracheostomy)

Question 7

6 Ps of Rapid Sequence Intubation?

Answer 7

Preparation; Pre-oxygenation; Pre-treatment (optional); Positioning; Paralysis with induction; Placement of tube with confirmation

Question 8

Best method to confirm endotracheal tube placement?

Answer 8

Continuous waveform capnography (End-tidal carbon dioxide monitoring)

Question 9

Medications for Rapid Sequence Intubation?

Answer 9

Induction agents: Ketamine, Propofol, Etomidate; Paralytics: Succinylcholine, Rocuronium