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. 2019 Jan 27;2019:6780254. doi: 10.1155/2019/6780254

Table 2.

An overview of the organization and contents of the DAT.

Part of the DAT Contents
On top Difficult airway algorithm flowchart
Cognitive aids
Direct access phone numbers to ENT and anesthesiology/intensive care physician resources
Stopwatch
Monitor(s) for videolaryngoscope/videobronchoscope alt.
Clear directions to bring videolaryngoscope and videobronchoscope

On the side Introducers
Airway exchange catheter
Videobronchoscope (regular size)

Drawer 1 Laryngoscope handles: standard, short
Laryngoscope blades: Macintosh 3 and 4; Miller 2 and 3
Videolaryngoscope blades (if monitor attached to the DAT)
Endotracheal tubes 5.0, 6.0, 7.0, and 8.0
Extralong endotracheal tubes 4.0, 5.0, and 6.0
Nasal endotracheal tubes 6.0 and 7.0
Stylet Lubrication gel
Syringe 5, 10 ml
Magill forceps
Adhesive tape, wide and narrow
Bite block
Aspiration cannula
Rocuronium 10 mg/ml
Preprinted labels “Rocuronium”
Cognitive aid (continuous waveform capnography)

Drawer 2 Two different types of 2nd generation SADs
size 3, 4, and 5
Lubrication gel
Syringe 20 ml
Orogastric tube size 12 and 14
Adjuvants for flexible videobronchoscopic-guided intubation: endoscopy mask, breakaway oropharyngeal airway, swivel connector, spray solution lidocaine 40 mg/ml and 100 mg/ml, antifog solution, and tongue depressor

Drawer 3 Facemask size 3 and 4 Neonatal facemask size 0
Oropharyngeal airways (e.g., 7, 9, 10, and 11 cm)
Nasopharyngeal airway 6.0, 7.0, and 8.0
Sugammadex 100 mg/ml, 2 ml/vial, 8 vials
Syringe 10 ml
Aspiration cannula
Preprinted labels “sugammadex”

Drawer 4 Emergency cricothyrotomy catheter set
Endotracheal tube 6.0
Scalpel blade 10
Frova introducer

Drawer 5 Optional, customized equipment (e.g., left-hand laryngoscope blades, equipment for management of tracheostomies, and Ventrain device)

DAT  =  difficult airway trolley; ENT = ear, nose, and throat; SAD = supraglottic airway device.