Rapid sequence induction
INDUCED SEDATION AND NEUROMUSCULAR PARALYSIS PRIOR TO INTUBATION
Rapid Sequence Intubation; Rapid Sequence Induction; Rapid sequence intubation; Rapid sequence airway; Crash induction; Crash intubation
In advanced airway management, rapid sequence induction (RSI) – also referred to as rapid sequence intubation or as rapid sequence induction and intubation (RSII) or as crash induction – is a special process for endotracheal intubation that is used where the patient is at a high risk of pulmonary aspiration. It differs from other techniques for inducing general anesthesia in that several extra precautions are taken to minimize the time between giving the induction drugs and securing the tube, during which period the patient's airway is essentially unprotected.