The Trauma Pro

JANUARY 10, 2024

Airway assessment and protection are of paramount importance during trauma care. Airway management is even more challenging in the prehospital environment, where lighting and patient positioning may be suboptimal, and injuries or policies may prohibit orotracheal intubation.

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Airway Management Hospitals 113

RebelEM

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

Take Home Points: Airway management is paramount; expect a challenging intubation and consider controlling the airway early if there is apparent airway compromise. Understanding the cause of angioedema (mast cell vs. bradykinin mediated) helps dictate directed management. of people who take NSAIDs ( Nzeako 2010 ).

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Allergic Reactions Airway Management Anaphylaxis Emergency Department 105

Pediatric EM Morsels

JULY 21, 2023

Consider other indicators of need for airway management, such as gag reflex. 2005): 814–819. GCS scores are validated in trauma populations , but it has its limitations in the medical populations. It’s complicated. Less than 8 doesn’t always mean intubate ! References : Teasdale G, Jennett B. A practical scale.

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Head Injuries Pediatrics Outcomes Shock 246

PHEM Cast

JULY 6, 2017

Other fantastic #FOAM resources regarding airway management are available: From Nicholas Chrimes at [link] From the fabulous people over at Life in the Fast Lane including a video demo from Scott Weingart from EMCrit: [link] References This is Tim’s recent publication we mention in the ‘cast! Woodall, N., & Frerk, C.

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Airway Management Academics Operations Resuscitation 52

ACEP Now

OCTOBER 15, 2023

The Difficult Airway: A Brief Overview of the Airway Disruption Algorithm The American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) in 2005 modified the ASA Difficult Airway Algorithm. 9 A surgical airway may be the best choice in patients with oromaxillofacial trauma. Anesthetic management of acute laryngeal trauma.

Fractures 52

Fractures Dislocations Airway Management Operations 52

Pediatric Emergency Playbook

NOVEMBER 1, 2015

Pediatric airway management is a skill that integrates the three types of knowledge as described by the ancient Greeks: episteme , or theoretical knowledge, techne , or technical knowledge, and phronesis , or practical wisdom, also called prudence. We know it, we are comfortable with it.

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Shock Sepsis Airway Management Pediatrics 40

Advanced Emergency Nursing from AENJ

SEPTEMBER 4, 2014

Airway management by first responders when using a bag-valve device and two oxygen-driven resuscitators in 104 patients. 2005 **Opinion piece upon poor equipment choices, inadequate or dangerous ventilation, AHA’s support for “Hands Only, CPR”, etc. Filbrun, T., Augustin, C., & Nick, T. Noordergraaf, G. Van Dun, P.

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Resuscitation CPR Documentation/Coding EMS 40