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Will This Patient Be Difficult to Intubate? Interview with Dr Michael Detsky

JAMAevidence The Rational Clinical Examination

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Can I Intubate a Patient in an Emergency Situation?

There's an emergency situation where you've got to get airway management quickly. And then there are situations that are a little bit more elective. In those circumstances, I think the exam will be very limited. You'll have a sense of maybe how mobile the cervical spine is because you're going to manipulate it in an attempt to optimize laryngoscopy.

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