EMDocs

DECEMBER 18, 2024

Upon EMS arrival the male is noted to be anxious and tremulous with a GCS of 14. Management of drug and alcohol withdrawal. 2003; 348:1786-1795. Outpatient management of alcohol withdrawal syndrome. A 36-year-old male presents to the emergency department after being found down at home by his spouse. N Engl JMed.

Seizures 104

Seizures Hyperthermia / Hypothermia Emergency Department EMS 104

ACEP Now

NOVEMBER 8, 2024

Airway management remains a fundamental skill for all emergency physicians. Extraglottic airway devices (EGAs) have become a widely accepted means of airway management along with rescue airway devices. I-Gel The i-gel was designed in the UK in 2003 and features a gel-style cuff that surrounds the larynx.

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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. 2003 Jul;40(7):620-5. 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

PHEM Cast

APRIL 21, 2021

Positioning From: [link] Recommended Rich Levitan resources Podcast 70 – Airway Management with Rich Levitan Airway axes From: McGuire B, Hodge K. Click here to hear what our friends over at the Resus Room think about Airways 2 References (kindly shared by Rich) Davis DP et al. J Trauma 2003; 54:444-453 Mort TC.

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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. McClusky, S.,

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Advanced Emergency Nursing from AENJ

MARCH 27, 2015

Buffington] NTI largely supplanted by RSI: Current resuscitation practice focuses on the oral route for airway management and intubation. We’ve heard, or been through, tales of early EM when BNTI was the fall-back for awkward intubations before EM could claim credentialing for RSI. Be alert to changes in waveform.

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