How this exercise works
Sort airway tools and ventilation strategies into the correct management categories — basic adjuncts, advanced airways, BVM, CPAP, and rescue techniques.
Fundamental concept
Categorizing basic adjuncts, supraglottic devices, intubation, BVM, CPAP, and rescue techniques for failing ventilation.
Read: Advanced Airway & Respiratory Management →Scenario
COPD exacerbation: RR 28, SpO₂ 88% on 2 L NC, somnolent, EtCO₂ 62 mmHg.
Sort each intervention into the correct category.
Items
Avoid NRB 15 L/min targeting 100% SpO₂
Endotracheal intubation if NIV fails or arrest imminent
Bronchodilator nebulization
BiPAP/CPAP per protocol with monitoring
EtCO₂ monitoring to guide ventilation rate
Titrate oxygen to SpO₂ 88–92%
NPA if obtunded but ventilations needed
Surgical airway only in CICO scenario
Basic airway
Drop items here
Advanced airway
Drop items here
Ventilation
Drop items here
