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Beyond Ketamine: When to use Facilitated Intubation in the ED

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They increase the risks of hypoxia and acidosis during the apneic period as well as hypotension and hypoperfusion caused by the abrupt transition from negative-pressure to positive-pressure ventilation (10). Case Resolution: The patient was placed on NIPPV. Chest 2000; 117(1): 260 – 7. 2000 Jan-Mar;4(1):14-8.

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2023 ACEP Elections Preview: Meet the President-Elect and Council Officer Candidates

ACEP Now

The weighting must strongly be on patient safety and on expanding the opportunities for board certified emergency physicians. We do not fund rural fire departments solely based on the number of fires they respond to per year, and we should not pay rural emergency physicians based solely on the number of patients they see.