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VL tecnique in suspect intracranial bleeding

MEDEST 62 yrs old male found unconscious GCS 6 (E1,V1, P4). Sign of vomiting and inhalation. Profoundly hypoxic, hypertensive (BP 200 over 110). Pupils were miotic with anisocoria dx>sx. The team, after aspiration of gastric material from the airway, decided for airway control, before transport. The patient is overweight with a “taurine” neck so VLContinue reading “VL tecnique in suspect intracranial bleeding”

Suction Assisted Laryngoscopy Airway Decontamination

Suction Assisted Laryngoscopy Airway Decontamination UW Madison Mar 2015 from AirwayNautics on Vimeo. Movie captures the important lessons of a simulation session based upon using a rigid suction catheter (Yankauer and other variant) to decontaminate the airway of a modified Laerdal Difficult Airway Simulator mannequin. The technique described in this simulation is known as theContinue reading “Suction Assisted Laryngoscopy Airway Decontamination”