Learning Outcomes
Rapid Sequence Intubation (RSI)
Rapid Sequence Induction is the use of a sedative with a paralytic agent to facilitate endotracheal intubation in an aggressive/combative/non-compliant patient who requires airway management (such as in severe head injuries). This is an intervention currently outside the scope of practice for many Paramedics worldwide, unless operating at a Critical Care or Intensive Care Paramedic level.