Intubation

Q: What three basic questions a clinician may ask himself before making a decision for intubation?


Answer: Intubation is a clinical decision but it may come with its own price. A clinician should ask himself three questions before making this decision.

• Is airway at risk? 
• Is oxygenation or ventilation failing? 
• Is intubation anticipated in near future (impending)

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Reference:

Brown 3rd CA, Walls RM. The decision to intubate. In: The Walls Manual of Emergency Airway Management, 5th ed, Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, Philadelphia 2018. p.3.