George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences 1 article published in JoVE Medicine Image Acquisition using Portable Sonography for Emergency Airway Management Eric R. Heinz1, Erica V. Chemtob1, Eduard Shaykhinurov1, Ryan J. Keneally1, Anita Vincent1 1Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences Point of care ultrasound (POCUS) is increasingly being utilized in airway management. Presented here are some clinical utilities of POCUS, including differentiating endotracheal and esophageal intubation, identification of the cricothyroid membrane in the event a surgical airway is required, and measuring anterior neck soft tissue to predict difficult airway management.
