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

An abominable airway!

the case. a 28 year old male presents to your Emergency Department with a 2-3 week history of increasing neck swelling. He is now spitting out frank purulent discharge from his mouth and reports fevers and night sweats. He reports a rapid increase in neck swelling which is now preventing him from eating a normalContinue reading “An abominable airway!”

Alien Preox

If I ever have to live in a nursing home….I'm wearing this at night 😂😂😂#facehugger #Alien pic.twitter.com/sXpJGzZIUG — The Punisher (@ItsNotRevenge) March 4, 2017 @TBayEDguy @kovacsgj @ketaminh @airwayGladiator @TheNeurosim Many including Bag-valve-Panda and FaceHugger pic.twitter.com/ZOY0k8mACq — James DuCanto, M.D. (@jducanto) May 30, 2016