Use these as primary references for the airway module.
Airway management guidelines
- American Society of Anesthesiologists. Practice Guidelines for Management of the Difficult Airway (2022 update). https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34553751/
- Difficult Airway Society. 2015 guidelines for management of unanticipated difficult intubation in adults. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/26556848/
- Driver BE, et al. Development of a prehospital and emergency department airway management guideline. Ann Emerg Med. 2022. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35977431/
- American Heart Association. Adult advanced life support airway and ventilation overview. https://www.heart.org/en/cpr/adult-advanced-life-support/airway-ventilation
Disease-focused guidance
- World Allergy Organization anaphylaxis guidance (2020). https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32001253/
- Global Initiative for Asthma (GINA) strategy reports. https://ginasthma.org/reports-and-strategy/
- Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease (GOLD) reports. https://goldcopd.org/2025-gold-report/
- CDC clinical overview of Haemophilus influenzae disease (epiglottitis context). https://www.cdc.gov/hi-disease/hcp/clinicians/index.html
- American Heart Association. Pediatric advanced life support resources. https://www.heart.org/en/cpr/pediatric-advanced-life-support
Anatomy and physiology orientation
- NCBI Bookshelf (StatPearls): head and neck airway anatomy overview. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK554459/
- NCBI Bookshelf (StatPearls): airway management in children. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK572100/
FOAM historical context
- Nickson CP, Cadogan MD. Free Open Access Medical education (FOAM) for the emergency physician. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/25579240/
- Chan TM et al. Social Media Index paper. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/26425687/
Always confirm local policies and the most recent guidance before clinical use.