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Rapid Sequence Intubation (RSI)

Rapid Sequence Intubation (RSI)

Rapid Sequence Intubation (RSI)

FOAMed Wiki - last updated 5/25/25

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General Management

Link	Source	Year
CRACKCast E001 – Airway	CanadiEM	2016
Airway medications	First10EM	2017
Emergency Airway Management Part 1: Optimizing the basics	First10EM	2017
Emergency Airway Management Part 2: Is the patient ready for intubation?	First10EM	2017
Emergency Airway Management Part 3: Intubation – the procedure	First10EM	2017
Emergency Airway Management Part 4: Cricothyroidotomy (surgical front of neck access)	First10EM	2017
Emergency Airway Management Part 5: Post intubation care	First10EM	2018
Airway Pitfalls	EM Cases	2018

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Pre-intubation/Pre-oxygenation

General approach	Source	Year
A Simple Way to Improve ETT First-Pass Success	JournalFeed	2020
Respiratory distress: An emergency medicine approach	First10EM	2018

Airway Assessment	Source	Year
Predicting Difficult Intubation	JournalFeed	2019
Upper Lip Bite Test for Predicting Difficult Intubation	JournalFeed	2019
Airway Assessment - LITFL	LITFL	2019
Vocal Cord Anatomy	YouTube

Buccal Oxygenation	Source	Year
A Great Way to Do Apneic Oxygenation - Buccal O2	JournalFeed	2018

HFNC / NIV / NC	Source	Year
FLORALI-2: NIV vs. HFNC for Preoxygenation	REBEL EM	2018
Pre-AeRATE Trial: HFNC vs NC	REBEL EM	2022
PROTRACH – HFNC for Preoxygenation in ICU	JournalFeed	2019

BVM	Source	Year
PulmCrit: The Case for BVM During RSI	EMCrit	2017
PreVent RCT - BVM During RSI	JournalFeed	2019
PreVent Trial Summary	REBEL EM	2019
JC: Ventilation During RSI	St Emlyn's	2019
PreVent Trial Summary (Casey)	First10EM	2019
Head Rotation for Mask Ventilation	Resus.me	2016

Delayed Sequence Intubation (DSI)	Source	Year
Episode 54: Preoxygenation and Delayed Sequence Intubation	EM Cases	2014

Positioning and RSI Meds	Source	Year
Does Ramped Position Increase First-Pass Success During Intubation?	JournalFeed	2020
Rapid Sequence Intubation - LITFL	LITFL	2019
REBEL Cast Episode 65: Optimal Order of Drug Administration in RSI	REBEL EM	2018

Hypotension	Source	Year
PREPARE: Effect of Fluid Bolus on Cardiovascular Collapse During RSI	REBEL EM	2019
A Life-Saving Bolus: IV Fluids at the Time of Intubation	Taming the SRU	2019

Suction	Source	Year
Trick of the Trade: Large Bore Suction via ETT	ALiEM	2019

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Intubation

Bougie Technique	Source	Year
Bougie + C-MAC Video	YouTube	2012
Bougie Kiwi Grip Video	YouTube	2016
Bougie + DL Video	YouTube	2011
Bougie Masterclass: Part 1	YouTube	2021
Bougie Masterclass: Part 2	YouTube	2021
Bougie First Intubations	CriticalCareNow	2021
BEAM Trial: Bougie Use in Emergency Airway Management	REBEL EM	2018

Cricoid Pressure	Source	Year
IRIS Trial: Cricoid Pressure in Airway Management	REBEL EM	2018
Cricoid Pressure: Myths	EM:RAP	2015
Cricoid Pressure is Dead (Birenbaum 2018)	First10EM	2018

Positioning techniques	Source	Year
Bougie and Positioning	EMCrit	2018
Head of Bed Elevation During Intubation	REBEL EM	2018
External Laryngeal Manipulation (ELM)	CriticalCareNow	2021

VL	Source	Year
Engage the Hyoepiglottic Ligament	5 Minute Airway	2019

VL vs. DL	Source	Year
Video Laryngoscopy vs. Direct Laryngoscopy in the ED	REBEL EM	2018
VL vs. DL Meta-Analysis	JournalFeed $	2018
VL vs. DL Mortality	JournalFeed $	2020

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High Risk and Difficult Airways

High Risk Intubation	Source	Year
The High-Risk Intubation: Peri- and Post-Intubation Management	emDocs	2018
High-Risk Post-Intubation Patients	emDocs	2017
Intubating the Critically Ill Patient	emDocs	2014
Intubating the Patient with Severe Acidosis	EMCrit $	2009
Intubating the Patient in Shock	EMCrit $	2013
Oxygenation Kills	EMCrit $	2016
Hypoxemic Difficult Airway	EMCrit $	2022
How to Intubate the Critically Ill Like a Boss	REBEL EM	2019

Difficult Airway	Source	Year
Difficult Airway: Common Errors in Intubation	emDocs	2016
Failed Airway Algorithm 2018	EMCrit	2018
The Sphincter Series: A Scary Airway Review	emDocs	2015
How to Get a Better View of the Cords	JournalFeed $	2021
Cormack-Lehane Grading Examples	OpenAirway	2014
EMDocs Podcast: Upper Airway Obstruction Part 1	emDocs	2023
EMDocs Podcast: Upper Airway Obstruction Part 2	emDocs	2023

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Post Intubation

Link	Source	Year
Confirming Endotracheal Tube Placement with Ultrasound	SGEM	2019
How to Tape an ETT That Won't Come Out	JournalFeed	2020

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