Ventilation is the most important skill in airway management, and most of us learned to do it incorrectly. Slideset. As…
August 20th, 2011
Intubate with the head of the bed elevated
No Comments, airway, by reuben.In addition to improving laryngeal view, there is now evidence that elevating the head of the bed prolongs apneic…
August 6th, 2011
Airway Control in the Massive Oral Bleed Patient
No Comments, airway, by reuben.A middle aged gentleman presents with a basin filled with bright red blood. He’s choking, gagging and every…
May 24th, 2011
12 minute screencast: pediatric airway for emergency physicians who are not also pediatricians
2 Comments, airway, kids, _lecture, by reuben.slideset available here.
January 15th, 2011
Emergency Department Intubation Checklist v12
1 Comment, airway, by reuben.EDICTv12 [acrobat format] Changes from version 11: * Torso angle of 30 degrees recommended * Nasal cannula for preoxygenation…
December 25th, 2010
Optimize The Head During Laryngoscopy
2 Comments, airway, by reuben.Aligning the external auditory meatus to the sternal notch goes a long way toward optimizing head position relative to the…
June 9th, 2010
Screencast: Advanced Airway Management for the Emergency Physician
2 Comments, airway, _lecture, by reuben.high-def vimo screencast here. slideset here. audio here.
May 17th, 2010
BVM Ventilation of the Edentulous Patient
No Comments, airway, by reuben.BVM should be replaced with LMA ventilation. Aside from that, if this technique is half as effective as they suggest,…
May 16th, 2010
Emergency Department Intubation Checklist
No Comments, airway, by reuben.see the updated version: http://emupdates.com/2011/01/15/emergency-department-intubation-checklist-v12/
April 3rd, 2010
Ketamine for RSI in Head Injury
No Comments, .trauma-general, .trauma-head & face, airway, by reuben.In this month’s Canadian Journal of Emergency Medicine, Filanovsky et al describe how studies in the 70s associate rises in…