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Awake, and Paralysed: A Never Event

Don't Forget the Bubbles

Tragically, several attempts at resuscitation upon arrival at the emergency department were unsuccessful. While some studies showed that CPRIC is associated with increased survival to hospital discharge, administering muscle relaxants during resuscitation increased mortality. Another attempt led to an oesophageal intubation.

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Intubation

PHEM Cast

Positioning From: [link] Recommended Rich Levitan resources Podcast 70 – Airway Management with Rich Levitan Airway axes From: McGuire B, Hodge K. Annals of Emergency Medicine 2006; 47(6):548-555 Lewis SR, Butler AR, Parker J, Cook TM, Smith AF. Resuscitation. Resuscitation. Tracheal intubation.

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Episode 6: Oxygenation

PHEM Cast

Preoxygenation and Prevention of Desaturation During Emergency Airway Management. Effects of face mask ventilation in apneic patients with a resuscitation ventilator in comparision with a bag-valve-mask. 2006: 30(1); 63-67. Annals of Emergency Medicine. 2015; 65(4): 371-376. Weingart SD, Levitan RM. 2012; 59(3): 165-175.

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The Nose: the other route to the lungs

Advanced Emergency Nursing from AENJ

This Blog episode concerns aspects of the concept of using the nose to obtain an airway or to ventilate emergency patients; it does not deal comprehensively with all aspects thereof that a specialist might do. Few people now remember that a strong early proposal in the move for expired air resuscitation was Mouth to Nose.