EBQ:ED Airway Assessment Score Predicting Difficult Intubation

incomplete Journal Club Article

Reed MJ. "Can an airway assessment score predict difficulty at intubation in the emergency department?". Emergency Medicine Journal. 2005. 22(2):99-102.
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Discussion

Hi - the pubmed link at the top goes to wrong link - should be http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15662057 Sorry, didn't know how to edit this

CME

1 The 2 in the 3-3-2 Rule refers to:

	the distance between the patient's incisor teeth
	the distance between the thyroid notch and the floor of the mouth
	the distance between the thyroid notch and the chin
	the distance between the hyoid bone and the chin
	the distance between the floor of the mouth and the nose

2 National guidelines suggest no more than three ETI attempts before either inviting more skilled personnel or employing ìdifficult airwayî tools.

	True
	False

3 The 3s in the 3-3-2 Rule refers to:

	the distance between the patient's incisor teeth
	the distance between the thyroid notch and the floor of the mouth
	the distance between the thyroid notch and the chin
	the distance between the hyoid bone and the chin
	the distance between the floor of the mouth and the nose