Airway Emergency

Suppose you suspect that the patient may require a surgical airway or advanced techniques for intubation. In that case, you are mandated by policy to obtain the appropriate service (either Anesthesia or Surgery, depending upon the need).

For a surgical airway, call 21212 and request "Surgical Airway STAT in the Emergency Department." This will get the ACS attending, Anesthesia OR attending and Anesthesia ICU attending to the bedside.

For a non-surgical airway issue that requires anesthesia, call 21212 and tell the code operator that you need "Anesthesia STAT in the Emergency Department," which will get the Anesthesia OR attending to the bedside.