Table 1.

Top identified knowledge and research gaps related to trauma airway management

Topic or research gap	Algorithm section
Prehospital airway algorithm
1. Optimal non-invasive methods to assess ventilation and pCO2	A
2. Relationship between transport time and risk/benefit of endotracheal intubation	B
3. Impact of prehospital intubation on outcomes in adult and pediatric traumatic brain injury	B
4. Role of noninvasive mechanical ventilation techniques in prehospital airway management	C
5. Optimal training pathway and skills maintenance for surgical airways performed by prehospital personnel	E
ED trauma airway algorithm
1. Optimal timing and location for intubation among patients with suspected major hemorrhage or hemorrhagic shock	B
2. Ideal rapid sequence intubation medications for patients with suspected major hemorrhage or hemorrhagic shock	C
3. Accuracy and reliability of end-tidal CO2 and other noninvasive measures to assess ventilation and guide early ventilator management	E
4. Development of improved rescue airway devices and techniques for suspected or proven difficult/failed intubations	F
5. Optimal training pathway and skills maintenance for surgical airways performed by emergency department personnel	F