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.

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Operations Airway Management EMS Wellness 52

Pediatric EM Morsels

JULY 21, 2023

Consider other indicators of need for airway management, such as gag reflex. 2001 Apr;68(4):311-4. Systematic review showed 85% of studies with substantial reliability with kappa statistic >0.6 GCS scores are validated in trauma populations , but it has its limitations in the medical populations. It’s complicated.

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Head Injuries Pediatrics Outcomes Shock 246

PulmCCM

APRIL 18, 2024

Video laryngoscopy was introduced in 2001 as a technique for orotracheal intubation. We reviewed the DEVICE trial in 2023, which you can read about here: The Goalposts Are Moving An increasing share of intubations have been performed with video since 2001.

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Airway Management Operations EMS Research 98

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). Flexibility of mind and skill bodes well. Wiget, Urs & Torres, Eric.

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Airway Management Pediatrics Resuscitation Documentation/Coding 40