EMCrit Podcast 23 – Awake Intubation for Trauma and Medical Patients

Published: March 27, 2010, 3:45 a.m.

So after the intubation video went up on emrap tv, I got a flurry of emails telling me how cool the concept is, but questioning who this would actually be usable on. To answer that question, we first must discuss who actually requires intubation. If you wait until the patient is apneic, then of course you can't use awake intubation. The idea is to intubate before the patient stops breathing.