Airway management

Tracheotomy (, ), or tracheostomy, is a surgical airway management procedure which consists of making an incision on the front of the neck to open a direct airway to the trachea. The resulting stoma (hole) can serve independently as an airway or as a site for a tracheal tube (or tracheostomy tube) to be inserted; this tube allows a person to breathe without the use of the nose or mouth.

placement of a tube into the trachea through the mouth or nose to provide a patient with oxygen and anesthesia

catheter used to deliver air

Artificial Manual Breathing Unit (AMBU Bag)

A cricothyrotomy (also called cricothyroidotomy or laryngotomy) is a medical procedure where an opening is created through the cricothyroid membrane to establish a patent airway during emergency airway management. Cricothyrotomy is primarily performed as the last step in airway management algorithms in cases where an airway cannot be established by other means of nasal or oral tracheal intubation. These situations, often referred to as "cannot intubate, cannot ventilate" (CICV) or "cannot intubate, cannot oxygenate" (CICO), are commonly seen as a result of airway obstruction, angioedema, traum

entry of materials into the larynx (voice box) and lower respiratory tract

Laryngoscopy () is endoscopy of the larynx, a part of the throat. It is a medical procedure that is used to obtain a view, for example, of the vocal folds and the glottis. Laryngoscopy may be performed to facilitate tracheal intubation during general anaesthesia or cardiopulmonary resuscitation or for surgical procedures on the larynx or other parts of the upper tracheobronchial tree.

medical device used to maintain or open a patient’s airway

Intubation (sometimes entubation) is a medical procedure involving the insertion of a tube into the body. Most commonly, intubation refers to tracheal intubation, a procedure during which an endotracheal tube is inserted into the trachea to support patient ventilation. Other examples of intubation include balloon tamponade using a Sengstaken–Blakemore tube (a tube into the gastrointestinal tract), urinary catheterization, and nasogastric intubation using a feeding tube.

type of oropharyngeal airway that provides an alternative to endotracheal intubation and standard mask anesthesia

Medical maneuver

medical procedure ensuring an unobstructed airway

induced sedation and neuromuscular paralysis prior to intubation

airway management procedure

type of airway management device

The Combitube—also known as the esophageal tracheal airway or esophageal tracheal double-lumen airway—is a blind insertion airway device (BIAD) used in the pre-hospital and emergency setting. It is designed to provide an airway to facilitate the mechanical ventilation of a patient in respiratory distress.

device used to safely deliver first aid rescue breaths