Hypoxemia after Emergency Intubation Christian Bohringer, MBBS and Hong Liu, MD | December 18, 2024

https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/hypoxemia-after-emergency-intubation Hypoxemia after Emergency Intubation After drowning in a pool, a 19-month-old child arrived at the ED in respiratory distress, requiring intubation and mechanical ventilation. The patient’s SpO2 did not improve after the first intubation attempt; after a second attempt, it was discovered that the mechanical ventilator had not been connected to an oxygen source. The WebM&M commentary discusses approaches to improving safety during emergency intubation, such as capnography confirmation, standardized algorithms to assess post-intubation hypoxia, and simulation training to improve intubation skills.