Event Management in Emergency Situations

Learning Objectives
Identify team roles and leadership structures that support safe and efficient airway management during emergency situations
Explain how role clarity, closed‑loop communication, and centralized leadership improve intubation coordination during resuscitation
Apply effective communication strategies to update team leadership on airway status, equipment readiness, and procedural progress during an emergency
Analyze breakdowns in teamwork or communication that may compromise airway security or delay intubation in crisis scenarios
Evaluate team performance during emergency airway management to identify opportunities for improving role assignment, information flow, and patient safety
Author(s)
Annette Imprescia, RN, CCRN
Staff Nurse, Department of Cardiology | Boston Children's Hospital
Traci Wolbrink, MD, MPH
Co-Director, OPENPediatrics; Co-Director, Center for Educational Excellence and Innovation; Program Director, Pediatric Critical Care Medicine Fellowship; Senior Associate in Critical Care Medicine | Boston Children’s Hospital
Associate Professor of Anaesthesia | Harvard Medical School
Citation
Imprescia A, Wolbrink TA. Event Management in Emergency Situations. 2/2015. Online Video. OPENPediatrics. https://learn.openpediatrics.org/learn/course/internal/view/elearning/3125/event-management-in-emergency-situations.
