TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Airway Management A1 - Schwab, Theresa M. A2 - Sherman, Scott C. A2 - Weber, Joseph M. A2 - Schindlbeck, Michael A. A2 - Rahul G., Patwari PY - 2014 T2 - Clinical Emergency Medicine AB - Rapid-sequence intubation (RSI) is the preferred method for endotracheal tube placement in the emergency department.The decision to intubate should always be made on clinical grounds. Time permitting, assess for factors predictive of a difficult airway before RSI.General criteria for endotracheal intubation include a failure to protect the airway, a failure to adequately oxygenate, and a failure to expire accumulating CO2.Pursue alternative techniques (eg, cricothyrotomy) in patients when the initial airway intervention has failed and the patient cannot be adequately ventilated. SN - PB - McGraw-Hill Education CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/11/09 UR - accessemergencymedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1101223193 ER -