Abstract
The objectives of this chapter are to teach the personnel allocated to manage the trauma patient’s airway:
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how to assess and secure the airway;
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basic airway management;
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the use of simple airway adjuncts;
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artificial ventilation;
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advanced airway management;
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the use of drugs to aid intubation;
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the use of surgical airways in the resuscitation room.
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Gwinnutt, C., Driscoll, P., Goodal, O. (1993). Management of the airway with cervical spine control. In: Driscoll, P.A., Gwinnutt, C.L., Jimmerson, C.L., Goodall, O. (eds) Trauma Resuscitation. Palgrave, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-12158-8_3
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