Anaes Vivas · Head & neck / trauma airway
Maxillofacial trauma airway management — viva
Structured oral examination station for maxillofacial-trauma-airway.
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Prompt
Clinical stem centred on maxillofacial trauma airway. Crisis focus: Cannot intubate / cannot oxygenate with facial trauma and progressive swelling.
Opening
State the one-line plan: maxillofacial trauma is a shared-airway emergency — assess for impending obstruction, clear blood and foreign material, maintain C-spine precautions, and choose technique per the unanticipated-difficult-airway algorithm with front-of-neck readiness.[1]
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- [1]Frerk C et al. Difficult Airway Society 2015 guidelines for management of unanticipated difficult intubation in adults. British Journal of Anaesthesia, 2015.PMID 26556848
- [2]Shakur H, Roberts I, Bautista R, et al. Effects of tranexamic acid on death, vascular occlusive events, and blood transfusion in trauma patients with significant haemorrhage (CRASH-2). Lancet, 2010.PMID 20554319
- [3]Neal JM et al. Third ASRA Practice Advisory on Local Anesthetic Systemic Toxicity: Executive Summary 2017. Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine, 2018.PMID 29356773