Anesthesiologists are involved: Anesthesiologists are involved

Standard practice dictates that all blunt trauma, should be assumed to have an unstable cervical spine until this condition is ruled out.

laryngoscopy causes cervical motion, with the potential to exacerbate spinal cord injury

continue

• continue

• The presence of an "uncleared" cervical spine mandates the use of in-line manual stabilization (not traction) throughout any intubation attempt

• Emergency awake fiberoptic intubation

• Indirect larengoscope

Personel:

• Personel:

• Three providers are required to ventilate the patient, hold Cricoid pressure, and provide in-line cervical stabilization; a fourth provider to administer anesthetic medications

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