Principles of Airway management in emergencies

Abstract

Airway management is a crucial step in treating emergency medical conditions. Numerous complications, which can further worsen the patient's condition, can occur as a result of difficulties in airway management. The most well-known and frequently used tests for assessing the airway in emergencies are the Mallampati class and a series of abbreviated procedures, which are mnemonically called LEMON. They have a significant role in predicting difficult airway management and enabling the medical team to adequately prepare. When securing the airway, it is necessary to provide adequate equipment, monitoring and trained personnel. If an assessment is made that the airway management could prove to be difficult, it is best to follow das algorithms, which not only help doctors secure a problematic airway but also protect them from criminal liability should complications or even death of the patient occur. This way, securing an airway in emergencies can present a very serious, but not insurmountable problem.

Keywords

• difficult airway management
• lemon
• mallampati
• difficult airway society algorithm