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SGEM Xtra: NNT – WET or DRI

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Outside of his academic duties, he works clinically in the adult ED at Spectrum Health in Grand Rapids, Michigan, the tertiary care center for Western Michigan. Parachutes have been used for years to prevent orthopaedic, head and soft tissue injuries after a gravitational challenge (jumping out of planes).

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Beyond Ketamine: When to use Facilitated Intubation in the ED

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Reduced Tissue Manipulation: With video laryngoscopy, less force is required to achieve proper visualization, reducing the risk of activating the gag reflex, dental trauma, soft tissue injury, and bleeding during intubation attempts (25). ” Academic Emergency Medicine 20.1 2013;14(3):130–5. Sakles, John C.,