- Facial fractures & trauma
- Causes of airway difficulty
- Airway obstruction
- Intoxication
- Full stomach
- Disruption of normal anaomy
- C-spine protection
- Management
- Simple airway manoeuvres (may not be possible)
- Oral/nasal intubation with RSI
- Inhaled induction
- Awake intubation
- Surgical airway
- Facial fractures
- Mandible #
- Mid face #
- Le Fort I
- Le Fort II
- Pyramidal/sub-zygomatic #
- Le Fort III
- Patients commonly have associated injuries or present following intoxication
- CEACCP
Link:ceaccp.oxfordjournals.org/content/1/4/108.full.pdf