[Out-of-hospital tracheal intubation and alternatives in the prehospital setting].

Abstract

The purpose of this article is to review the main airway devices available to the emergency physician in a prehospital setting. Since the risk of difficult intubation is increased under pre-hospital conditions; the emergency physician should be aware of alternatives to direct tracheal intubation such as supraglottic devices, video laryngoscopes and cricothyroidotomy. These different techniques and devices must be integrated into a strategy for the management of the upper airway. We propose a prehospital airways algorithm adapted from the Latin Airway Foundation (FLAVA).

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