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pt with suspected cervical spine injury comes to ER.. unconscious .. how do u establish airway?? :?:

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Method of Securing Airway in C-Spine Injury:
With facial trauma — Surgical Airway
Not breathing — Surgical Airway
Breathing — Nasotracheal Intubation
Ruled out by x-ray — Oral Intubation Allowed

Indications for Surgical Airway
Failure to Intubate
Apneic with Suspected C-spine Injury
Facial Trauma with Suspected C-spine Injury
Severe Facial + Neck Trauma, altered anatomy

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