CanadiEM Podcasts: CRACKCast, ClerkCast, CarmsCast, First Year Diaries CRACKCast E001 - Airway
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Jan 14, 2016 AI Snips
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Perform The LEMON Airway Assessment
- Use the LEMON exam to predict difficult intubation: Look, Evaluate (3-3-2), Mallampati, Obstruction/Obesity, Neck mobility.
- Perform quick bedside measurements and Mallampati view to plan alternative strategies.
LMA Difficulty Mirrors Other Airway Risks
- Predictors for difficult LMA insertion mirror other airway challenges: restricted mouth opening, obstruction/obesity, distorted anatomy, and stiffness to ventilate.
- These overlap with BVM and intubation risks, so alternative plans should be the same.
Assess Cricothyroidotomy With SMART
- Use SMART to foresee when cricothyroidotomy may be difficult: Surgery, Mass/abscess/hematoma, Access/anatomy problems, Radiation, Tumor.
- Map the neck preemptively to know if surgical airway will be challenging and plan alternatives.