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Simple airway management

This is a popular series and it’s not hard to see why. Greg Brown drops back in to talk about the airway device that is now his go to item. I clearly remember a time when the escalation of airway management in prehospital care resembled the fabled Underpants Gnomes from South Park and their threeContinue reading “Simple airway management”

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

The Canadians win Twitter…again

Trump goes through the nose and embraces science another great find by @drmarkvu pic.twitter.com/ikC6yu73um — AIME Airway (@kovacsgj) March 4, 2017

When Airway managers look like an anus

Wonderful musing by the always entertaining never scientific @drmarkvu pic.twitter.com/eHi3UZar0z — AIME Airway (@kovacsgj) January 9, 2017

Checklists List — airwayNautics

A collection of different checklist options and ideas emcrit checklist 2.0 2016 pic.twitter.com/kMRbKGQUTD — Yen Chow (@TBayEDguy) December 17, 2016 http://emcrit.org/podcasts/intubation-checklist-2-0/ Airway Chunked Checklist: Resuscitate then Intubate; ABC SLOPES MAP pic.twitter.com/CeUAkT83cj — Yen Chow (@TBayEDguy) May 23, 2016 Intubation checklist version 2016-04-14 pic.twitter.com/S1IUhNGD11 — Yen Chow (@TBayEDguy) April 14, 2016 Try this for […] via ChecklistsContinue reading “Checklists List — airwayNautics”

Confined Space Airway Management — Intensive Care Network

Locations, challenges, options, techniques and evidence behind managing airways in confined spaces and austere places. The post Confined Space Airway Management appeared first on Intensive Care Network. via Confined Space Airway Management — Intensive Care Network

A Weight on the Chest – Anterior Mediastinal Mass — Songs or Stories

There are a few conditions which make the most experienced paeds anaesthetists take a deep breath in. Anterior mediastinal mass is right up there. Here’s a quick trawl through stuff that’s out there by Andrew Weatherall. Imagine this patient. They are 7 years old. They’ve turned up to the emergency department with fevers. Quite highContinue reading “A Weight on the Chest – Anterior Mediastinal Mass — Songs or Stories”

The Famous Baltimore Airway course coming to Brisbane, January 19-20th 2017!

The Brisbane Airway Course is based upon the world famous Baltimore course but will have 16 specially prepared cadavers so limited places that will book out fast. Therefore register early! Online registration here! Course Description: This 2 day cadaveric workshop teaches practical, effective skills and strategies for adult and paediatric intubation that promote patient safetyContinue reading “The Famous Baltimore Airway course coming to Brisbane, January 19-20th 2017!”

Slaying Different Dragons – A Quest — Songs or Stories

A little while ago Dr Andrew Weatherall was asked to give a talk on the difficult paediatric airway. The audience was a variety of emergency medicine doctors, nursing staff and allied health staff. He decided to try something dopey – audience participation. It wasn’t recorded so here’s the written version where the aim is toContinue reading “Slaying Different Dragons – A Quest — Songs or Stories”

Brisbane Cadaveric Airway Course, January 2017 with Dr Levitan

Brisbane Cadaveric Airway Course Jan.19/20th University of Queensland: https://t.co/815Jqq8kln Lots of larynx! @ketaminh @TheSharpEndCrew — Richard Levitan (@airwaycam) November 21, 2016

MacGyver would be proud! Ingenius nasal airway setup

Images in #Anesthesiology: modified dual nasal trumpet for airway management and CO2 monitoring https://t.co/c8dmEBEnEV — Anesthesiologyonline (@ALNanesthesia) September 27, 2016 //platform.twitter.com/widgets.js

Emergency Airway Management – by whom and how?

Emergency Airway Management – by who and how? https://t.co/Izntu6fWu6 — Thomas D (@thomas1973) September 6, 2016 //platform.twitter.com/widgets.js

Systematic review of the anaesthetic management of non-iatrogenic acute adult airway trauma

Filling the Gap — Songs or Stories

Everyone’s got a theory about what to do in the CICO emergency. Unless the CICO situation is all about kids. Andrew Weatherall goes through a recent review on this arising from the kids’ hospital in Melbourne. If you’ve spent a bit of time online you would have noticed a phenomenon that isn’t particular to medicalContinue reading “Filling the Gap — Songs or Stories”