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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”

SONA – SIDE OF NECK ACCESS

How’s this for thinking outside the box in the approach to the difficult airway!? Difficult airway algorithms and advanced management options for difficult airways mostly concentrate on getting into the trachea. But what happens if getting into the trachea is … http://www.scancrit.com/2015/11/13/side-neck-access/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=side-neck-access