Author Archives: ketaminh

Suck strong or go home

The ideal suction tool for intubations is debatable, but it seems clear that the Yankauer is a poor choice. Persistent use of the Yankauer suction catheter for airway management represents a profession-wide failure in our ability to manage large-volume regurgitation. EMCrit by Josh Farkas. via PulmCrit: Large-bore suction for intubation: strategies & devices — EMCrit

Prevention of trauma is good!

There have been thousands of injuries & dozens of deaths in Australian children attributable to quad bike use. Warwick Teague, Paediatric Surgeon and Director of Trauma at Melbourne’s Royal Children’s Hospital is passionate about changing this. This is a sobering podcast on a topic that all who work in the Emergency and Trauma scene anywhere,… viaContinue reading “Prevention of trauma is good!”

Supraglottic something something

There’s no finesse to putting in a laryngeal mask, right? You just throw it in and it doesn’t matter what it is, yes? Maybe no. A quick look through things supraglottic with Andrew Weatherall. Supraglottic airways are the one bit of airway management that’s a free pass, right? No skill required, do it with yourContinue reading “Supraglottic something something”