**4. Conclusion**

Airway management in critically ill patient continues to be challenging for health care professionals even for expertise requiring implementation of specific guidelines and protocols to eliminate the its adverse consequences. Airway management tools

#### *Special Considerations in Human Airway Management*

and skills needed, could be attained through formal training by anesthesia clinical rotation, airway management courses, workshops and simulation training.

Teamwork is a key for success and must be proceeded by debriefing and specific task assignments. Plan of failure in a step wise approach for success and airway management should be considered early without delay that will be associated with more difficulties and unwanted outcome.

Optimization of oxygen delivery throughout the airway intervention is mandatory and should not be compromised for any reason. FONA should be considered in primary preparation and must be done in appropriate time without delay. Documentations and records must involve all stages of airway management and include details of difficulties.
