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. 2013 Oct 17;60(11):1089–1118. doi: 10.1007/s12630-013-0019-3
Authors Affiliations
J. Adam Law, MD

Department of Anesthesia, Pain Management and Perioperative Medicine, Queen Elizabeth II Health Sciences Centre; Dalhousie University.

1796 Summer Street, Halifax, Nova Scotia B3H 3A7, Canada.

E-mail: jlaw@dal.ca

Natasha Broemling, MD Department of Pediatric Anesthesia, BC Children’s Hospital; University of British Columbia
Richard M. Cooper, MD Department of Anesthesia and Pain Management, University Health Network, Toronto General Hospital Site; University of Toronto
Pierre Drolet, MD Département d’anesthésiologie, Hôpital Maisonneuve-Rosemont; Université de Montréal
Laura V. Duggan, MD Department of Anesthesiology, Pharmacology and Therapeutics, Royal Columbian Hospital; University of British Columbia
Donald E. Griesdale, MD, MPH

a. Department of Anesthesia, Pharmacology and Therapeutics, University of British Columbia, Vancouver BC, Canada

b. Department of Medicine, Division of Critical Care Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver BC, Canada

c. Centre for Clinical Epidemiology and Evaluation, Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute, Vancouver BC, Canada

Orlando R. Hung, MD Department of Anesthesia, Pain Management and Perioperative Medicine, Queen Elizabeth II Health Sciences Centre; Dalhousie University.
Philip M. Jones, MD, MSc Department of Anesthesia and Perioperative Medicine, University Hospital, London Health Sciences Centre; Western University
George Kovacs, MD, MHPE Department of Emergency Medicine, Queen Elizabeth II Health Sciences Centre; Dalhousie University.
Simon Massey, MB, BCh Department of Anesthesiology, Pharmacology and Therapeutics, BC Women’s Hospital and Health Centre; University of British Columbia
Roanne Preston, MD Department of Anesthesiology, Pharmacology and Therapeutics; Faculty of Medicine; University of British Columbia
Ian R. Morris, MD Department of Anesthesia, Pain Management and Perioperative Medicine, Queen Elizabeth II Health Sciences Centre; Dalhousie University.
Timothy Mullen, MD Department of Anesthesia, Pain Management and Perioperative Medicine, Queen Elizabeth II Health Sciences Centre; Dalhousie University.
Michael F. Murphy, MD Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Walter Mackenzie Health Sciences Centre; University of Alberta
Viren N. Naik, MD, MEd Department of Anesthesiology, The Ottawa Hospital; University of Ottawa
Jeanette Scott, MB, ChB, FANZCA Middlemore Hospital, Auckland, New Zealand
Shean Stacey, MD Department of Anesthesia, Foothills Medical Centre; University of Calgary
Timothy P. Turkstra, MD, MEng Department of Anesthesia and Perioperative Medicine; Western University
David T. Wong, MD Department of Anesthesia, University Health Network, Toronto Western Hospital site; University of Toronto
Authors Attribution(s) Disclosure(s)
J. Adam Law MD Focus group chair; data acquisition, analysis, and interpretation; writing and critically revising article.

Work supported by the Department of Anesthesia, Dalhousie University.

Co-director of and royalty recipient from Airway Interventions and Management in Emergencies (AIME) course.

Recipient of equipment (as loan or gift) from Ambu A/S.

Natasha Broemling MD Data acquisition, analysis, and interpretation; critically revising article. None
Richard M. Cooper MD Data acquisition, analysis, and interpretation; writing and critically revising article.

Unpaid consultant to Verathon.

Recipient of equipment (as loan or gift) from Clarus, McGrath, Prodol, Verathon, Karl Storz.

Pierre Drolet, MD Data acquisition, analysis, and interpretation; critically revising article. None
Laura V. Duggan MD Data acquisition, analysis, and interpretation; writing and critically revising article. None
Donald E. Griesdale MD Data acquisition, analysis, and interpretation; critically revising article.

Funding sources: Institutional: Clinician Scientist Award from the Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute

Departmental: Vancouver Hospital Department of Anesthesia

Orlando R. Hung MD Data acquisition, analysis, and interpretation; critically revising article. Consultant to Covidien and King Systems
Philip M. Jones MD Data acquisition, analysis, and interpretation; critically revising article. None
George Kovacs MD Data acquisition, analysis, and interpretation; critically revising article. Co-director of and royalty recipient from Airway Interventions and Management in Emergencies (AIME) course.
Simon Massey MB BCh Data acquisition, analysis, and interpretation; critically revising article. None
Roanne Preston MD Data acquisition, analysis, and interpretation; critically revising article. None
Ian R. Morris MD Data acquisition, analysis, and interpretation; writing and critically revising article. None
Timothy Mullen MD Data acquisition, analysis, and interpretation; critically revising article. None
Michael F. Murphy MD Data acquisition, analysis, and interpretation; critically revising article. Owner of Airway Management Education Center (the Difficult Airway Course™ Anesthesia and Emergency); and First Airway (The Difficult Airway Course: EMS™ and Fundamentals of Airway Management™)
Viren N. Naik MD Data acquisition, analysis, and interpretation; writing and critically revising article. Work supported by University of Ottawa Skills and Simulation Centre
Jeanette Scott MD Data acquisition, analysis and interpretation; writing and critically revising article. None
Shean Stacey MD Data acquisition, analysis, and interpretation; critically revising article. None
Timothy P. Turkstra MD Data acquisition, analysis, and interpretation; writing and critically revising article. None
David T. Wong MD Data acquisition, analysis, and interpretation; critically revising article. Supported in part by the Department of Anesthesia, Toronto Western Hospital, University of Toronto