Updated Surgical Airway Videos, by Dr Andrew Heard, RPH

SCGH ED Surgical Airway Algorithm:

For the Can’t Intubate / Can’t Oxygenate (CICO) situation

Surgical Airway Videos (by Dr Andrew Heard, RPH) – updated 12/2013

• Cannula Cricothroidotomy

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6LDEMmOcSB8

• Cannula Comparison

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LKvqCFMY5Ps

• Melker Tube Insertion – Seldinger Technique

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R9l3H5Q6-SY

• Scalpel Bougie Technique

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SbhEyGIf9Y4

• Cannula Cricothroidotomy – Fat Neck

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tl6R2rT4Nw4

• Scalpel Technique – Fat Neck

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0c6GPV_8t2U

• Jet Ventilation

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QR7ek7VBNiQ

Note: At SCGH ED we do not have the LeRoy / Rapid O2 Device, we have a similar device, the Enk Oxygen Flow Modulator. This device works in a similar fashion, being attached to 15L/min wall oxygen and insufflation is achieved by occlusion of holes on both sides of the tubing by pinching between the thumb and index finger. The Enk Oxygen Flow Modulator also has a port to deliver drugs (ie. adrenaline).

Note: These videos can also be found on the Airway Orientation Resources page