Quick checklist

Choose a step

Critical actions first. Pearls and pitfalls live in the focused step pages.

Step 1

Step 1: Prep

Make the room, the physiology, and the rescue plan ready before medications are pushed.

Step 2

Step 2: Timeout

Convert implicit assumptions into a shared, spoken airway plan.

Step 3

Step 3: Airway

Execute deliberately: oxygenate, clean the view, identify landmarks, pass under vision, and prove placement.

Step 4

Step 4: Post-intubation

The airway is not done when the tube passes. Make the tube safe and the patient stable.

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