Open AccessManaging the airway in acute care patients
Author(s) -
Heather Meissen,
Laura E. Johnson
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
the nurse practitioner/the nurse practitioner
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1538-8662
pISSN - 0361-1817
DOI - 10.1097/01.npr.0000534937.35090.f1
Subject(s) - airway , airway management , intensive care medicine , medicine , medical emergency , anesthesia
Understanding how to assess, secure, and manage an airway can save a patient's life in an emergent situation. This article briefly describes the basics of airway management in the acute care setting.