Medical Training AIAirway Management and Intubation
Assess and manage a difficult airway with a structured approach to RSI, laryngoscopy, and rescue technique.
What this track covers
This track covers systematic airway assessment, rapid sequence intubation pharmacology, direct and video laryngoscopy technique, and the escalation pathway when intubation fails. It's built for clinicians who intubate or assist with airway management and want to sharpen decision-making under time pressure.
What you will practice
- Identify predictors of a difficult airway on exam
- Sequence RSI steps and anticipate drug effects and timing
- Optimize positioning and blade technique for direct and video laryngoscopy
- Recognize a failed first attempt and decide when to switch technique
- Work through a failed airway algorithm to supraglottic or surgical rescue
Simulator scenario
A hypoxic patient with a suspected difficult airway who desaturates after the first laryngoscopy attempt, requiring the clinician to decide on rescue strategy in real time.
Board question topics
- Predictors of difficult laryngoscopy
- RSI sequencing and drug selection rationale
- Video vs. direct laryngoscopy indications
- Failed airway algorithm decision points
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