Anaesthetists Handbook - MEDICAL EDUCATION at University ...

Managing difficult airways• Manujet III. A manual jet device for difficult airway management.It generates a high-pressure oxygen flow for use down aRavussin-type jet ventilation catheter, which can itself be placedpercutaneously in an emergency.• Ravussin-type jet ventilation catheters as above.You should make sure that you arrange a place on the studysessions as soon as possible. Some are in-house CEPD and someare formal courses for which you will have to be granted study leave.Record keepingIf you encounter significant difficulty when managing a patient’sairway you must make a full record in the patient’s clinical recordsfolder.Make sure that all details including the degree of difficulty in airwaymanagement encountered, the probable reason and potentialsuggestions for the future are clearly recorded in the clinical notes.You should also inform the patient of the nature of the problem.You can download an ‘Airway alert form’ from www.das.uk.com.When completed, send one copy to the patient’s records, one to thepatient and one to the GP.The DAS airway alert forms are kept in the guideline folder in eachtheatre.Anaesthetists Handbook January 2010 21