Management of the Airway in Trauma Patients

School of Surgery

A is the first letter of ABC and is the first thing to get right when managing a trauma patient. It can be very challenging and time is pressured. In this advanced level podcast for anaesthetists and surgeons involved in trauma management, Andrew Deytrikh talks to Craig Morris about how to manage the airway in critically ill and unstable patients, those with unstable cervical spines, patients with severe facial injury, burns and other injuries with airway implications. What to do when standard measures fail is also discussed, including the when, who and how of surgical airway formation.
Listen now, so that you know what to do when you're in this situation.