Papers in Crisis Management series
| The 24 sub-algorithms are described in this set of articles. These are represented by ABCD (A - Airway; B - Breathing; C - Circulation; D - Drugs), A (the four As – be Aware of Air (embolism or in the pleura) and Allergy), SWIFT CHECK (*miscellaneous problems such as vascular access problems, trauma, sepsis, water intoxication, problems arising during regional anaesthesia, and recovering from a crisis). Additional problems such as endocrine, electrolyte and metabolic problems (including malignant hyperthermia) are also dealt with in the manual. | |
| A | Obstruction of the natural airway9 |
| A | Laryngospasm10 |
| A | Regurgitation, vomiting and aspiration11 |
| A | Difficult intubation12 |
| B | Desaturation13 |
| B | Bronchospasm14 |
| B | Pulmonary oedema15 |
| C | Bradycardia16 |
| C | Tachycardia17 |
| C | Hypotension18 |
| C | Hypertension19 |
| C | Myocardial ischaemia20 |
| C | Cardiac arrest21 |
| D | Problems associated with drug administration during anaesthesia22 |
| A | Awareness23 |
| A | Embolism24 |
| A | Pneumothorax25 |
| A | Anaphylaxis and allergy26 |
| * | Vascular access problems27 |
| * | Trauma: development of a sub-algorithm28 |
| * | Sepsis29 |
| * | Water intoxication30 |
| * | Crisis management during regional anaesthesia31 |
| * | Recovering from a crisis32 |