A pre-hospital physician is planning to perform an RSI on a patient with suspected raised intracranial pressure. Which of the following pre-treatment ...

Question

A pre-hospital physician is planning to perform an RSI on a patient with suspected raised intracranial pressure. Which of the following pre-treatment strategies is most important to minimise the ICP response to laryngoscopy?

Accepted Answer

Ensuring adequate depth of anaesthesia with an appropriate induction dose and providing smooth, rapid laryngoscopy

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Performing a nasogastric tube insertion before intubation to decompress the stomach

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Administering IV lidocaine 1.5 mg/kg 3 minutes before intubation

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Pre-treating with IV fentanyl 3 micrograms/kg

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Administering IV atropine to prevent bradycardia

uk-dipimc MCQ (SBA): RSI and Raised ICP

A pre-hospital physician is planning to perform an RSI on a patient with suspected raised intracranial pressure. Which of the following pre-treatment strategies is most important to minimise the ICP response to laryngoscopy?