title: Emergency airway management.
abstract: Establishment of airway patency is a crucial procedure necessary for every emergency physician. Because no one method of airway management is appropriate for every emergency, emergency physicians must be skilled in several different types and familiar with the various equipment needed for each.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000402:Airway Obstruction / Q000628:therapy*; D000779:Anesthetics, Local; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004630:Emergencies; D004947:Esophagus; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007440:Intubation / Q000379:methods*; D007441:Intubation, Gastrointestinal / Q000379:methods; D007828:Laryngoscopy / Q000379:methods; D008297:Male; D012151:Resuscitation / Q000379:methods*
chemical_list: D000779:Anesthetics, Local