Medical Intensive Care Unit (MICU) Airway Management Course
Lesson 1, 2, and 5 are high yield
Common Maneuvers in Airway Management
BURP
Chin Tilt & Jaw Thrust
Methods of Supporting the Airway
Source: Toronto Notes Textbook
3-3-2 Rule
3-3-2 is a physical exam technique used to determine a potentially difficult airway. To indicate enough space for intubation, 3 of the patient’s own fingers can be placed between the incisors (incisor distance), 3 fingers along the floor of the mandible between the mentum and the hyoid bone (hyoid-mental distance), and 2 fingers in the superior laryngeal notch (thyroid-hyoid distance).
