SOAP-ME — Airway preparation checklist
Pre-induction airway equipment + medication prep
Mnemonic device
SOAP-ME
Mapping
S
Suction (working, Yankauer + soft, on)
O
Oxygen (delivery system + backup tank, capnography active)
A
Airway equipment (mask, OPA, NPA, LMA, ETT in 2 sizes, stylet, bougie, video laryngoscope)
P
Pharmacology drawn (induction, paralytic, pressors, atropine, naloxone, sugammadex)
M
Monitors (5-lead ECG, NIBP cuff, SpO₂, capnography, temp, NMB monitor for paralytic cases)
E
Equipment (functional anesthesia machine, IV access verified, tilt table function, defibrillator nearby)
Clinical note: Run through SOAP-ME aloud as part of your time-out. Especially critical for difficult airway cases.