EMS FACILITATED INTUBATION WITHOUT PARALYTICS

Course overview

FACILITATED INTUBATION, ALSO KNOWN AS MEDICATION-FACILITATED INTUBATION OR SEDATION-FACILITATED INTUBATION, REFERS TO INTUBATION PERFORMED USING A SEDATIVE OR ANESTHETIC DRUG AS AN INDUCTION AGENT, WITHOUT THE USE OF A PARALYTIC (NEUROMUSCULAR BLOCKING AGENT). IN COMPARISON, RAPID SEQUENCE INTUBATION (RSI) EMPLOYS BOTH AN INDUCTION AGENT AND A PARALYTIC DRUG. HOWEVER, ON THE FIELD, PARALYTICS ARE OFTEN UNAVAILABLE. THIS ACTIVITY REVIEWS THE INDICATIONS, CONTRAINDICATIONS, AND TECHNIQUES INVOLVED IN PERFORMING INTUBATION WITHOUT A PARALYTIC AGENT AND HIGHLIGHTS THE ROLE OF THE INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM IN THE CARE OF PATIENTS UNDERGOING THIS PROCEDURE.