The Stress of Airway Emergencies

Added: 2026-05-27

[00:00:00]Every second it counts when it comes to airway. Anything can go wrong in any second. As patient starts desatting and then you're so quick to it and have to bring them back up and like the stress is so high. I'm not saying I can't handle it, but it's definitely one of those things where you're like, well, you really got to be locked in at the moment. So.

[00:00:14]>> to be locked in. And I think it's the moment, but also ahead of time for a pre-game discussion before the patient's in the room. What do we have?

[00:00:21]>> like a little huddle, talk with the surgeon, talk with the team, anesthesia, nurse, like, "Hey, what's the plan here?" That's one of the main things I definitely make sure I always ask the airway surgeon at the moment, like, "Are we suspending or not?"