id	author	title	date	pages	extension	mime	words	sentences	flesch	summary	cache	txt
cord-309706-kikx05dj	MacDonald, Scott	Implementing a 2019 coronavirus disease airway management strategy for a provincial critical care and ground transport program	2020-06-03		.txt	text/plain	1554	80	45	"The risk of respiratory failure requiring critical care support in patients infected with COVID-19 is significant." 1 Acute care provider teams in prehospital and hospital settings had to prepare for the arrival, management, and transfer of care of these patients. The Nova Scotia Health Authority "Airway Management Guidelines for Patients with Known or Suspected COVID-19 Infection" documents (three iterations) were shared, and EHS clinical leadership used the recommendations to guide prehospital airway pathways. The following time-sensitive issues needed addressing to ensure a safe and effective COVID-19 airway management strategy: Recommendations from the Nova Scotia Health Authority airway management document supported the use of an "indirect" Macintosh blade VL device and encouraged routine use of a bougie as a means of safely achieving a high first-pass intubation success rate. The EHS prehospital ground system additionally adjusted its airway management strategy for patients not requiring critical care transport or for whom Life-Flight cannot support promptly.	./cache/cord-309706-kikx05dj.txt	./txt/cord-309706-kikx05dj.txt