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Burns Airway Management by Gatward — Intensive Care Network

Jon Gatward goes through everything you need to know about approaching the airway of a patient with burns. The post Burns Airway Management by Gatward appeared first on Intensive Care Network. via Burns Airway Management by Gatward — Intensive Care Network

The Dangerous Little Details

A new bit of research is out looking at paediatric intubation in the prehospital and retrieval setting. Picking it up and turning it this way, that way and all around, here’s Dr Andrew Weatherall.  Advanced prehospital practitioners that I’ve met have some pretty common traits. They are pretty comfortable around things that other people might findContinue reading “The Dangerous Little Details”

Straight Talk about Blades and Kids

Some of the more popular posts on this site have been the ones where we vox pop paediatric anaesthetists for their top tips on a topic. The brief is easy: what are the things you most commonly say to people trying to learn this particular skill. Today’s edition – laryngoscopy. So here is a collection of thoughtsContinue reading “Straight Talk about Blades and Kids”

The Elephant in the Room: Airway Stuff for Non-Intubators

Tim Wallace, emergency nurse, midwife and flight nurse from the Top End, returns to the blog with a different look at a popular topic – airway management.  Some stuff to ponder for the non-intubators…  Do you routinely assess, plan and prepare for airway issues in patients with a risk of airway compromise? Could you honestlyContinue reading “The Elephant in the Room: Airway Stuff for Non-Intubators”

Bouncing Back from the Beach – Cutting to Air to secure an Emergency Surgical Airway – Thomas Dolven

Bouncing Back from the Beach – Cutting to Air to secure an Emergency Surgical Airway Summary by: Thomas Dolven To handle airways means being prepared to handle them all the way. You need to be prepared for a cannot intubate cannot oxygenate CICO scenario. The common, final end point of airway management in a isContinue reading “Bouncing Back from the Beach – Cutting to Air to secure an Emergency Surgical Airway – Thomas Dolven”