Version July 2025
| Category* | Item¶Δ |
| Alternative/rescue ventilation equipment | Oral and nasal airways of assorted sizes |
| Supraglottic airways of assorted sizes/cuffed pharyngeal sealer | |
| Nasal cannula | |
| Alternative intubation equipment | Tracheal tubes of assorted sizes (including microlaryngeal tubes) |
| Rigid blades of alternate design and size for intubation | |
| Tracheal tube guides. Examples include (but are not limited to) semirigid stylets, lighted stylets, forceps designed to manipulate the distal portion of the tracheal tube. | |
| Intubating supraglottic airway | |
| Videolaryngoscope with appropriate stylet | |
| Optical laryngoscope | |
| Intubating video stylet | |
| Flexible intubating bronchoscope along with topical anesthetic and equipment, and airway/bite block | |
| Aintree catheter | |
| Emergency airway equipment | Equipment for emergency invasive airway management |
| Jet ventilation equipment | |
| Miscellaneous | Airway exchange catheters of assorted sizes |
| Multiple exhaled carbon dioxide detectors | |
| A laminated version of a local accepted difficult airway algorithm/cognitive aid/checklist | |
| Defogger |
OR: operating room.
* Equipment and supplies sizes should match the intended population to be served (eg, neonates, pediatrics, adults).
¶ The items listed in this table represent suggestions. The contents of the portable storage unit should be customized to meet the specific needs, preferences, and skills of the practitioner and healthcare facility.
Δ Choice of some items (eg, videolaryngoscope, jet ventilation equipment) may depend on practitioner familiarity and experience with the device.