ACEP Now

OCTOBER 15, 2023

She was transported to the operating suite where a tracheostomy was performed. The Difficult Airway: A Brief Overview of the Airway Disruption Algorithm The American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) in 2005 modified the ASA Difficult Airway Algorithm. Anesthetic management of acute laryngeal trauma. Br J Anesth.

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PHEM Cast

JULY 6, 2017

Other fantastic #FOAM resources regarding airway management are available: From Nicholas Chrimes at [link] From the fabulous people over at Life in the Fast Lane including a video demo from Scott Weingart from EMCrit: [link] References This is Tim’s recent publication we mention in the ‘cast! Woodall, N., & Frerk, C.

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RebelEM

AUGUST 7, 2023

Re-oxygenation with BMV can increase airway-related adverse events (i.e. What They Did: Prospective randomized clinical trial Patients randomized to: Delayed Sequence Intubation (DSI): IV ketamine 1.5mg/kg in 0.5

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ACEP Now

MARCH 14, 2024

18 The finger is inserted through the stoma alongside the endotracheal tube and, while 90 percent success rate has been reported with this method in controlling bleeding, the pressure must be maintained until the patient is transferred to the operating room. Operative technique for trachea-innominate artery fistula repair. J Vasc Surg.

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Advanced Emergency Nursing from AENJ

JULY 9, 2015

Most airway management is done with the patient supine and on a table. Importantly, you should practice airway support and BVM facing the patient "from the south" (facing cephalad). You may be assisting an airway manager (who's in the vertex position) who needs extra jaw thrust or lift. NREMT (2008).

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Don't Forget the Bubbles

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

Awake fiberoptic intubation where the patient consents, co-operative AND the airway is prepared with local anaesthesia. Key take-home points While Ben’s case is tragic, we can learn important points about airway management. Pediatric Endotracheal Intubations for Airway Management in the Emergency Department.

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RebelEM

JULY 31, 2023

In this blog post, we explore the study’s key findings, strengths, and limitations, providing valuable insights while navigating the complexities of airway management in critically ill adults. worsening hypoxemia, hypotension, bradycardia, vomiting, bleeding) Technical failure of the laryngoscope (e.g., 1420 patients were enrolled.

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EB Medicine

MARCH 1, 2019

Moreover, when airway management is needed, advanced airway techniques by ALS crews were associated with decreased odds of survival. In one RCT, the FAST exam reduced the time from arrival in the ED to operative care by 64% in the setting of trauma. for pericardial effusion. Jeff: Not only is US accurate, it’s also quick.

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EMDocs

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

Improved Visualization: Video laryngoscopes allow for the use of standard or hyperangulated geometry, essentially allowing the operator to “look around the corner” on an anterior airway. Incidence and factors associated with cardiac arrest complicating emergency airway management. References: Heffner AC et al.

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EM Updates

MARCH 24, 2021

The primary tool for emergency airway management then became the traditional laryngoscope , a device little improved since the 1940s, until the advent of video laryngoscopy in the early 2000s which changed everything. HAVL , which uses a blade that goes around the tongue, requires that the operator look at the screen.

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RebelEM

MARCH 27, 2023

First ED-based study to evaluate how operational effects such as crowding can affect patient care in the form of LPV Included ARDS criteria relating to the usage of LPV in the ED allowing evaluation as to whether patients with ARDS were more likely to receive LPV settings. Prior studies have used annual census or shift level crowding.

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Don't Forget the Bubbles

MAY 3, 2023

This could be explained by less experienced personnel dealing with the paediatric airway. Because of the retrospective nature of the study, the decision to use the bougie was operator-dependent. Also, the study was conducted in a centre where clinicians commonly use a bougie for airway management.

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Advanced Emergency Nursing from AENJ

DECEMBER 18, 2014

Ten commandments of burn management Gupta J L. Ten commandments of burn management. NHS Airway The Ten Commandments of Airway Management Slovis, C. Indian J Burns 2012;20:7-10 Transfusion ten commandments U.K. Simple lessons to guide oxygenation & ventilation.

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Advanced Emergency Nursing from AENJ

SEPTEMBER 4, 2014

It wrongly frightened some medical personnel as it was operated by a 50 psi wall source or from a step-down regulator from a tank (some thought the patient received wall 50 psi or 1500 psig from the tank directly to the lung. The Demand Valve was the answer to this, appearing in 1964.Upon Noordergraaf, G. Van Dun, P. Kramer, B. Schors, M.

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Advanced Emergency Nursing from AENJ

MARCH 27, 2015

They also proved that only expired air resuscitation guaranteed sufficient inflation volumes; that exhaled air was a suitable resuscitating gas; and that the operator would have continuous feedback from each breath. Raja, MD, MBA, MPH Trauma Airway Management J Emerg Med. Advances in prehospital airway management.

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