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Awake, and Paralysed: A Never Event

Don't Forget the Bubbles

This is referred to as CPR I nduced C onsciousness ( CPRIC ). Key take-home points While Ben’s case is tragic, we can learn important points about airway management. Pediatric Endotracheal Intubations for Airway Management in the Emergency Department. 2021 May;77(5):532-544. Epub 2021 Jan 21.

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SGEM#396: And iGel Myself, I’m Over You, Cus I’m the King (Tube) of Wishful Thinking

The Skeptics' Guide to EM

A fire company is on scene providing high-quality cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and has defibrillated twice with an automated external defibrillator (AED). They plan to use a supraglottic airway as their initial airway strategy during the arrest, but they wonder if either of these two devices is superior.

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Neonatal Resus for the Pre-Hospital Non-Neonatologist

Greater Sydney Area HEMS

Be meticulous with your airway management and ensure you are achieving good inflation. HR <60 If the heart rate drops below 60 then this is an indication to start CPR. 2021) Neonatal resuscitation: current evidence and guidelines. Chest rise is the best guide. Reassess again after another 30s. ReferencesKariuki, E.