Abstract
The practice of emergency medicine is a constant onslaught of decision making and challenges and the issues of airway management are no exception. Obtaining proper airway control requires thoughtful organization and planning, and necessitates a thorough working knowledge of the drugs or medications employed. Because there are so many agents available, expertise in airway pharmacology has become essential. The emergency physician who is well versed in the uses, and the physiologic effects, contraindications, and alternatives of drugs administered is both providing immediate intervention and positively affecting patient outcome, which is certainly a goal worth achieving.
MeSH terms
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Adrenergic beta-Antagonists
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Algorithms
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Androstanols
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Anesthetics, Local*
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Anti-Arrhythmia Agents
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Emergencies
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Emergency Medicine / methods
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Emergency Medicine / trends
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Etomidate
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Humans
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Hypnotics and Sedatives
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Intubation, Intratracheal / methods*
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Intubation, Intratracheal / trends
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Isoquinolines
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Ketamine
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Lidocaine
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Mivacurium
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Narcotics
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Neuromuscular Blocking Agents*
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Propofol
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Rocuronium
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Succinylcholine
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Thiopental
Substances
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Adrenergic beta-Antagonists
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Androstanols
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Anesthetics, Local
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Anti-Arrhythmia Agents
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Hypnotics and Sedatives
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Isoquinolines
-
Narcotics
-
Neuromuscular Blocking Agents
-
Ketamine
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Mivacurium
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Lidocaine
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Succinylcholine
-
Thiopental
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Rocuronium
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Propofol
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Etomidate