This second edition handbook details new and improved procedures current drugs and updated
algorithms used by the crews of the Great North Air Ambulance who have been providing this life
saving intervention since 2004. It will be of interest to pre-hospital care doctors and
trainees especially those studying for the GNAAS course. Pre-Hospital Anaesthesia is one of
the most demanding interventions that can be made in the field. The exact incidence of failed
intubation is difficult to quantify but it is clear that it is higher than in hospital.
Equally it is certain that anyone undertaking it should have clear instruction in the technique
and a thorough understanding of all it entails.
