Suction Assisted Laryngoscopy and Airway Decontamination (SALAD): A technique for improved emergency airway management.

Publication Type	Review
Authors	Root C, Mitchell O, Brown R, Evers C, Boyle J, Griffin C, West F, Gomm E, Miles E, McGuire B, Swaminathan A, St George J, Horowitz J, DuCanto J
Journal	Resusc Plus
Volume	1-2
Pagination	100005
Date Published	05/21/2020
ISSN	2666-5204
Abstract	Emergency airway management is often complicated by the presence of blood, emesis or other contaminants in the airway. Traditional airway management education has lacked task-specific training focused on mitigating massive airway contamination. The Suction Assisted Laryngoscopy and Airway Decontamination (SALAD) technique was developed in order to address the problem of massive airway contamination both in simulation training and in vivo. We review the evidence describing the dangers associated with airway contamination, and describe the SALAD technique in detail.
DOI	10.1016/j.resplu.2020.100005
PubMed ID	34223292
PubMed Central ID	PMC8244406