Pediatric EM Morsels

JULY 21, 2023

We had just received a young child from EMS who was post-ictal with decreased mentation. Consider other indicators of need for airway management, such as gag reflex. 2001 Apr;68(4):311-4. The post Glasgow Coma Scale in Children appeared first on Pediatric EM Morsels. Less than 8, intubate! It’s complicated.

Head Injuries 246

Head Injuries Pediatrics Outcomes Shock 246

PulmCCM

APRIL 18, 2024

Video laryngoscopy was introduced in 2001 as a technique for orotracheal intubation. Although most EM and CCM trainees intubate more than that, fewer than 30 intubations per year for EM residents, and fewer than 100 total for critical care fellows over a fellowship are common benchmarks.

Airway Management 98

Airway Management Operations EMS Research 98

EM Updates

MARCH 24, 2021

The primary tool for emergency airway management then became the traditional laryngoscope , a device little improved since the 1940s, until the advent of video laryngoscopy in the early 2000s which changed everything.

Operations 52

Operations Airway Management EMS Wellness 52

Advanced Emergency Nursing from AENJ

JULY 9, 2015

How versatile are your airway skills? Most airway management is done with the patient supine and on a table. Importantly, you should practice airway support and BVM facing the patient "from the south" (facing cephalad). A Tight Squeeze Airway management for the limited-access patient. NREMT (2008).

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Airway Management Pediatrics Resuscitation Emergency Nursing 40