SUMMARY OF CHANGES

1. The Airway Management of Traumatic Injuries CPG and the Airway Management in Prolonged Field Care Clinical Practice Guidelines (CPGs) were combined into a joint CPG to reduce redundancy. The new consolidated CPG is Airway Management in Trauma.
2. Significant changes were made to the Purpose/Background and main body sections.
3. The CPG was reorganized utilizing the SOAP ME (Suction, Oxygen, Airway, Pharmacy, Monitors/Machine, ETCO2 and other Equipment) acronym. SOAP ME is a reasonable approach to “cleaning up” airway management for patients with traumatic injuries. It follows a more logical flow for the deployed provider. The sequence is better aligned with the steps necessary to manage trauma airways in austere environments.
4. Subsequent CPG sections were reordered, heavily edited, and updated.
5. The discussion of resuscitation before intubation and the use of advanced airway adjuncts like supraglottic airways and video laryngoscopy were added.