Airway Evaluation Tutorial

Welcome to this interactive website intended to familiarize students with the airway examination. Upon completion of the lessons at this site, the student should be able to

• Name all significant airway-related structures in the pharynx and neck.
• List the innervation of the pharynx, including the mechanism of the gag reflex and laryngospasm.
• Perform a thorough airway examination.
• Identify and recognize the presence of risk factors for difficult endotracheal intubation.

Our goal is to teach this in an interactive way. Blue text indicates the availability of additional information. Usually a small window appears when the cursor is on the text, but often more information is available if the word is clicked. After reading these pop up windows they should be closed, otherwise they will disappear behind the main page.