Difficulty Ventilating: A Case Report on Ventilation Considerations of an Intubated Asthmatic Undergoing Air Medical Critical Care Transport

•Transport ventilators have technical limitations on peak inspiratory pressures.•The patient's current ventilator settings must be considered before the launch of an aircraft.•Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation should be considered in cases of status asthmaticus and cardiovascular collapse.•There may be some utility in considering alternative “rescue” modes of ventilation during transport.