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Area of Science:

  • Emergency Medicine
  • Anesthesiology
  • Military Medicine

Background:

  • The "difficult airway" lacks a universal definition, primarily viewed through an anesthesiology lens.
  • Airway obstruction is a significant cause of battlefield mortality, with low first-pass success rates for out-of-hospital endotracheal intubation.

Conclusions:

  • A broader, system-based understanding of the difficult airway is crucial for prehospital and combat settings.
  • The POST framework provides a foundation for targeted research and interventions to improve airway management outcomes in challenging environments.