COVID-19 Patient Intubation Checklist and Supplies



Intubation Equipment List

 • Appropriately sized tracheal tube with subglottic suction

 • Airtraq and screen or I-view videolaryngoscope

 • Direct laryngoscope

 • Bougie

 • Stylet

Breathing Circuit:

 • Inline suction system

 • Tracheal tube clamp

 • Mainstream capnograph

 • HME filters at both patient and machine ends of circuit

 • DO NOT USE side-stream gas analyser

 • DO NOT USE High Flow Nasal Oxygenation

 • If intubating with access to an anaesthetic machine and breathing circuit DO NOT use a Waters Circuit

 • If intubating without access to an anaesthetic machine and breathing circuit a Waters Circuit with HME filter will be necessary

Drugs:

 • Induction drugs for RSI

 • Emergency drugs e.g. vasopressors

 • Maintenance drugs and equipment e.g. TIVA and punps

Rescue Devices:

 • Altemative suprglottic airways in a range of sizes

 • Prepare an Aintree Intubating Catheter. an Ambuscope and a monitor in the clean room, but do not take it in to the hot room

 • Marker pen

 • Emergency front of neck airway kit (scalpel, bougie, tube)



Dr. Imran Ahmad @dr_imranahmad



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