Table 1

Laryngeal mask airway use by immediate care doctors

Sex	Age	Scenario	Clinical condition	Indication for LMA	Anaesthesia/muscle relaxants for insertion	Complications	Further management
ETT, endotracheal tube.
M	20	Vehicle entrapment	Obstructed airway	Limited access	No	No	ETT after extrication
F	80	Vehicle entrapment	Respiratory arrest	Limited access	No	No	ETT after extrication
F	80	Vehicle entrapment	Respiratory arrest	Unable to ventilate with bag and mask			ETT after extrication
M	20	Vehicle entrapment	Respiratory arrest	Limited access Unable to ventilate with bag and mask	No	No	ETT in A&E
				Limited access Unable to ventilate with bag and mask
M	36	Vehicle entrapment	Respiratory arrest	Limited access Unable to ventilate with bag and mask	No	Failed 1st attempt, successful 2nd attempt	ETT in A&E
M	?	Vehicle entrapment	Obstructed airway	Limited access	No	No	ETT in A&E
M	55	Vehicle entrapment	Obstructed airway	Failed intubation	Yes	No	Tracheostomy in A&E
M	55	Vehicle entrapment	Obstructed airway	Limited access	No	No	ETT in A&E
M	32	Hit and run	Obstructed airway	Limited access	No	Coughed out LMA	ETT in A&E
M	50	Vehicle entrapment	Obstructed airway	Limited access	Yes	No	ETT in A&E
M	30	Vehicle entrapment	Obstructed airway	Limited access	No	Large leak when supine Required intubation	ETT after extrication
M	33	Vehicle entrapment	Obstructed airway	Limited access	Yes	No	ETT in A&E
M	50	Trapped in machinery	Anaesthesia for amputation	Difficult patient position	Yes	No	ETT in A+E
M	30	Vehicle entrapment	Obstructed airway	Failed intubation	Yes	No	ETT in A&E
M	55	Vehicle entrapment	Obstructed airway	Failed intubation	Yes	No	Tracheostomy in A&E
F	18	Vehicle entrapment	Obstructed airway	Failed intubation	Yes	Could not ventilate	Surgical airway at scene