Cases of failed intubation
| Speciality/grade of doctor | Mechanism of injury/narrative | Pt age/sex | No. of intubation attempts | Alternative airway | Procedural morbidity | Outcome |
| GP/cons | Severe asthma attack; decompensating | 28/F | 3 | ETT | Nil | Transfer |
| ED/cons | Motorcycle versus car, severe left leg trauma, cerebrally agitated. | 40/M | 8 | ETT | Bradycardia (46 bpm) | Transfer |
| ED/cons | Fell from, then dragged by horse. Head injury, pupils fixed, GCS 8 | ?/M | 3 | ETT, post LMA as interim | Nil | Transfer |
| Surg/reg | Car versus Car (head on). Patient in extremis. No view of cords. Cardiac arrest during transfer. No ROSC | 30's/F | 1 | LMA | Nil | Deceased |
| ED/cons | Car versus pedestrian; open # tib/fib GCS 3 | 73/M | 2 | Surgical | Nil | Transfer |
| Surg/reg | Petrol tank explosion. Extensive burns including to face. Audible stridor, cords swollen | 44/M | 3 | Surgical | Recognised oesophageal intubation, desaturation (82%) | Transfer |
Cons, consultant; ED, emergency department; ETT, endotracheal tube; F, female; GP, general practitioner; GCS, Glasgow coma scale score; M, male; LMA, laryngeal mask airway; Reg, registrar; RTC, road traffic collision; Surg, surgery.