title: Trauma airway management.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Airway management in a trauma patient can be particularly challenging when both a difficult airway and the need for rapid action collide. The provider must evaluate the trauma patient for airway difficulty, develop an airway management plan, and be willing to act quickly with incomplete information.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Thorough knowledge of airway management algorithms will assist the emergency physician in providing optimal care and offer a rapid and effective treatment plan.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Using a case-based approach, this article reviews initial trauma airway management strategies along with the rationale for evidence-based treatments.
authors.affiliation: Department of Emergency Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts.
authors.forename: Cheryl Lynn
authors.initials: CL
authors.lastname: Horton
authors.affiliation: Department of Emergency Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts.
authors.forename: Calvin A
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Brown
authors.affiliation: Department of Emergency Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts.
authors.forename: Ali S
authors.initials: AS
authors.lastname: Raja
mesh_terms: D000063:Accidents, Traffic; D000328:Adult; D001980:Bronchi / Q000293:injuries*; D015600:Glasgow Coma Scale; D006801:Humans; D007442:Intubation, Intratracheal / Q000379:methods*; D022125:Lacerations / Q000150:complications; D008099:Liver / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000293:injuries; D008297:Male; D008478:Mediastinal Emphysema / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D009104:Multiple Trauma / Q000628:therapy*; D019838:Neck Injuries / Q000175:diagnosis; D011859:Radiography; D012535:Scalp / Q000293:injuries; D014132:Trachea / Q000293:injuries*
keywords: airway; intubation; tracheal injury; tracheobroncheal injury; trauma