Impending airway doom

generic approach

Escalate and ask for help early
Where is the place of safety? → resus, theatres?
Sit patient up, keep calm

`airway doom from infections, abscesses etc.`

Escalate and ask for help early
Where is the place of safety? → resus, theatres?
Sit patient up, keep calm
IV Dexamethasone? Adrenaline neb?

`airway doom from blood, foreign body...`

see Impending bleeding doom | Airway assessment

#airway #emergencies