Situation category
EMS / prehospital
Choose a scenario.
Medical
Severe asthma / COPD crash airway
obstructive, asthma, COPD, auto-PEEP, hypercapniaMedical
Flash pulmonary edema / SCAPE
hypoxemia, pulmonary edema, NIV, hypertensionMedical
DKA / severe metabolic acidosis
DKA, acidosis, minute ventilation, shockMedical
Septic shock / peri-arrest airway
shock, sepsis, pressor, hypotensionMedical
Massive PE / RV failure
RV failure, PE, shock, hypoxiaTrauma
Facial trauma / blood-soiled airway
trauma, dirty airway, bleeding, suctionTrauma
Cervical spine trauma
C-spine, trauma, positioningMedical
Airway edema / angioedema
angioedema, edema, awake, ENTTrauma
Burns / inhalation injury
burn, inhalation, edema, sootMedical
Anaphylaxis with airway compromise
anaphylaxis, edema, shockTrauma
TBI / intracranial pressure risk
TBI, neuro, EtCO2Medical
Overdose / aspiration risk
overdose, aspiration, dirty airwayMedical
Massive upper GI bleed / hematemesis
GI bleed, dirty airway, shockMedical
Morbid obesity / OSA / difficult preoxygenation
obesity, preoxygenation, rampMedical
Pregnancy airway
pregnancy, aspiration, preoxygenationPeds
Pediatric severe asthma
peds, asthma, obstructivePeds
Pediatric DKA / metabolic acidosis
peds, DKA, acidosisPeds
Bronchiolitis / infant respiratory failure
infant, bronchiolitis, BVMPeds
Croup / upper airway obstruction
croup, upper airway, stridorPeds/Trauma
Pediatric trauma / shock airway
peds, trauma, shockMedical
Caustic ingestion / airway burns
caustic, edema, ENTMedical
Opioid overdose / aspiration risk
overdose, aspiration, naloxoneMedical
Status epilepticus airway
seizure, status, aspirationMedical
GI bleed / hematemesis airway
GI bleed, hematemesis, shock, suctionMedical
Pregnancy / perimortem airway
pregnancy, aspiration, difficult airwayMedical
Morbid obesity / OSA hypoxemic airway
obesity, OSA, positioning, preoxygenationMedical
Anaphylaxis with airway involvement
anaphylaxis, edema, shockMedical
Salicylate toxicity / toxicologic hyperventilation
toxicology, salicylate, acidosis, minute ventilationMedical
Neuromuscular weakness / impending respiratory failure
myasthenia, GBS, neuromuscular, NIFMedical
Massive hemoptysis / airway flooding
hemoptysis, bleeding, dirty airway, isolationMedical
Drowning / submersion injury
drowning, hypoxemia, aspiration, hypothermiaMedical
Carbon monoxide / cyanide smoke exposure
CO, cyanide, smoke, burnMedical
Cardiac arrest airway priorities
cardiac arrest, BVM, SGA, ETI, CPRPeds
Pediatric foreign body aspiration
foreign body, peds, obstruction, bronchoscopyPeds
Pediatric septic shock airway
peds, sepsis, shock, pressorPeds
Pediatric anaphylaxis airway
peds, anaphylaxis, edema, shockPeds
Neonate / young infant apnea
neonate, infant, apnea, BVMMedical
Pulmonary hypertension crisis
pulmonary hypertension, RV failure, hypoxia, acidosisMedical