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The Contaminated Cardiac Airway – Time for SALAD

NextGen Learning To Elevate Your Airway Practice


Introduction

Listen Here

AUDIO INTRO – COMING SOON

You will find a video covering the basic SALAD technique in this space. Watch the videos, and when you’re ready, head to the guided practice stations for hands-on training.

The Clinical Scenario

Learn from a real case

Watch this reaction video and experience the difficult environment of intubation during cardiac arrest with active airway contamination. Let’s learn the dos and don’ts of intubation in this situation, and start getting familiar with the practice-changing SALAD technique developed by Dr Jim DuCanto.

Procedure Video

DECONTAMINATION with a Supraglottic Airway

A contaminated airway doesn’t mean you can’t use a supraglottic airway device (SAD) during a cardiac arrest. Learn how to combine decontamination skills with SAD placement.

Procedure Video

sad placement during cardiac arrest

Real time too slow for you? This high speed selection will jog your memory, give you the highlights, and prime you for what comes next. ⏩ in 90 seconds.



What’s Next

Congratulations again on completing this learning space! You could stop here, but why would you want to? Visit more Situationally Difficult Airway (SDA) learning spaces and add another bundle of concepts, tools, and skills to your airway toolbox 🧰