A pre-hospital clinician is managing a patient with a facial gunshot wound who requires emergency airway management. Oral and nasal intubation are imp...

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A pre-hospital clinician is managing a patient with a facial gunshot wound who requires emergency airway management. Oral and nasal intubation are impossible due to massive facial disruption. BVM ventilation is also failing. What is the definitive next step?

Accepted Answer

Surgical cricothyroidotomy

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Tracheostomy

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Insertion of a laryngeal mask airway

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Needle cricothyroidotomy with jet insufflation

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Blind nasotracheal intubation

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A pre-hospital clinician is managing a patient with a facial gunshot wound who requires emergency airway management. Oral and nasal intubation are impossible due to massive facial disruption. BVM ventilation is also failing. What is the definitive next step?