Lecture Summary

This engaging, provocative, and practical talk uses examples from the COVID-19 outbreak but is relevant in all those who practice Emergency Medicine, Anaesthesia, or Critical Care Medicine before, during, or after pandemics. It starts by discussing the importance of how AMOTOR differs from AMITOR (airway management in the operating room) and how and why it is more perilous and nuanced. It discusses what it means to have a difficult airway and further divide this difficulty into anatomic, physiologic, and situational. We then focus on situational difficulty and the importance of mastering Human Factors and Team factors. We offer novel airway insights and common misconceptions regarding airway management including cricothyroidotomy and glottic impersonation. The goal is simple but profound: to keep airway teams strong and patients alive.

NB.

This lecture was recorded 28th April 2020, so relevance to COVID-19 may have changed

Target Audience

Critical Care Doctors
Experienced or advanced Critical Care Nurses

Learning Objectives:

Upon completion of this activity, you should be able to:

• Discuss the differences between AMOTOR and AMITOR
• Define why AMOTOR is a more risk full procedure
• Appreciate the role of human factors and team factors
• Discuss novel airway insights and common misconceptions regarding airway management

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Human Factors in Acute Care Medicine

Critical Care Medicine / Human Factors

Culture change: a 12 step programme

Human Factors in Acute Care Medicine

Emergency Medicine / Human Factors

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