Conditions precipitating the need for an RSI
| Not recorded (6 of 60 cases) | |
| Medical (33 of 60 cases) | |
| Overdose | 10 |
| Medical coma | 7 |
| Convulsions | 4 |
| Chronic airflow limitation | 3 |
| Medical cause of shock | 2 |
| Cerebrovascular accident (including subarachnoid bleed) | 2 |
| Asthma | 2 |
| Postcardiac arrest | 2 |
| Septic shock | 1 |
| Trauma (21 of 60 cases) | |
| Head injury | 17 |
| Multiple trauma | 3 |
| Chest trauma | 1 |