SAQ 941 – Anaesthetics – hanging, airway management and ventilation pressures

A 40-year-old man is brought to your tertiary ED after being found unconscious in a police watch-house cell after apparent hanging with a belt tied to a ceiling beam.

Ambulance handover reports GCS 5, temperature 37 degrees C, pulse 110/min, BP 180/90 mmHg, RR 16/min, spontaneous respirations and stridor.

Outline four key issues in the immediate management of this patient.

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List four prognostic indicators for this patient's outcome.

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After successful intubation and ventilation, he develops high airway pressures. List five possible causes.

(Marked out of 5.0)

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