In Aotearoa New Zealand, ambulance personnel manage thousands of critically ill and injured patients each year who require airway support or advanced airway interventions. Effective airway management is a cornerstone of emergency care and plays a vital role in oxygenation, ventilation, and patient survival.
The Emergency Airway Registry Reports are annual scientific reports providing insight into pre-hospital airway management practice across Hato Hone St John. The registry benchmarks airway interventions across the ambulance service, supporting clinical improvement, research, education, and quality improvement initiatives.
The reports examine:
- Basic airway interventions
- Supraglottic airway use
- Tracheal intubation
- Drug-assisted intubation
- Airway management in cardiac arrest
- Paediatric airway management
- Airway success rates and complications
The registry also contributes to the wider clinical conversation across emergency medicine, anaesthesia, intensive care, and paramedicine.
Airway Registry Report April 2026