As Executive Director of both the SLAM Airway Training Institute and the SLAM Society and the founder of the SLAM emergency airway provider course, the author brings a unique perspective to this comprehensive, easy-to-read text. This book is based upon the author's highly successful course of the same name taught nationally to thousands of students since its inception in 2000. Now with the updated 2015 SLAM Rescue Airway Flowchart, this text focuses on the essentials of airway management from the fundamental aspects of airway anatomy and airway assessment through formulation of a practical plan to manage the emergency and difficult airway in all patient locations.