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Published on: September 28, 2022
Acute Emergent Airway Issues in Sports
Mary Terese Whipple1, Jeffrey P Feden2
1Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, 200 Hawkins Drive, 1008 RCP, Iowa City, IA 52246, USA; Department of Orthopedics and Rehabilitation, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, 200 Hawkins Drive, 1008 RCP, Iowa City, IA 52246, USA.
Abstract:
Emergent airway issues are rare in competitive sports. However, when airway compromise occurs, the sideline physician will be relied upon to manage the situation and the airway. . The sideline physician is tasked with not only the evaluation of the airway, but also management until the athlete can get to a higher level of care. Familiarity with the assessment of the airway and the various techniques for the management of airway compromise on the sideline are of the utmost importance in the unlikely event that an airway emergency should occur.
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