Orotracheal Intubation Indications CombiTube Indications

Respiratory or cardiac arrest Alternate airway control

Unconsciousness or obtusion when conventional intubation
without gag reflex techniques are unavailable or
Risk of aspiration unsuccessful
Obstruction due to foreign body,
burns, trauma, etc. Surgical Airway Indications
Respiratory extremis due to (needle cricothyrotomy with jet
disease ventilation, Open
Pneumothorax, hemothorax, or cricothyrotomy)
hemopneumothorax with All other airway procedures
respiratory difficulty have been exhausted and no
other means will establish an
Rapid Sequence Intubation Indication airway
Impending respiratory failure due
to intrinsic pulmonary disease
Acute airway disorder, such as
facial burns or laryngeal trauma
Altered mental status with
increased risk of vomiting and
aspiration
Status epilepticus
Drug or alcohol intoxication

Digital Intubation Indications

Respiratory or cardiac arrest
Unconsciousness or obtusion
without gag reflex
Unable to orotracheally intubate
a cervical spine injured patient
Copious secretions in the airway
are unable to be removed and
glottic visualization is impossible
Awkward positioning of patient
prevents traditional orotracheal
intubation

Nasotracheal Intubation Indications

Possible spinal injury
Clenched teeth
Fractured jaw, oral injuries, or
recent oral surgery
Significant angioedema
Obesity
Arthritis