Equipment for airway management.

Airway management is undertaken to deliver oxygen, remove carbon dioxide and protect against pulmonary aspiration. This article describes the equipment utilized by airway providers in order to achieve these aims, aided by their relevant knowledge, skills and experience. The use of this equipment forms the basis of core airway management techniques, including facemask ventilation, use of supraglottic airway devices, laryngoscopy, awake tracheal intubation and front-of-neck access. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]