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SGEM#426: All the Small Things – Small Bag Ventilation Masks in Out of Hospital Cardiac Arrest

The Skeptics' Guide to EM

Airway management in OHCA has also been covered in SGEM#247 and SGEM#396. SGEM#143: Call Me Maybe for Bystander CPR * SGEM#152: Movin’ on Up – Higher Floors, Lower Survival for OHCA * SGEM#162: Not Stayin’ Alive More Often with Amiodarone or Lidocaine in OHCA * SGEM#189: Bring Me to Life in OHCA *

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Grand Rounds Recap 9.6.23

Taming the SRU

ultrasound grand rounds: bedside dvt studies - family presence in the ed/icu - r1 clinical knowledge: aicd - r3 small groups: difficult airway management Ultrasound grand rounds: DVT studies WITH Dr. minges Why should we perform bedside DVT studies in the ED? ETT onto a fiberoptic scope.

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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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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. In our case, it led to a preventable death. DOI: 10.1097/PEC.0b013e3182713316

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HR2023

Thinking Critical Care

There’s going to be a buffet of workshops to pick and choose from that we are still putting together, from airway management to bedside procedures, ekg workshops, neuro exam workshop, wound dressing, and of course all kinds of POCUS. If you’re not personalizing your CPR, here’s the place to learn! This is gold.

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SGEM#438: Bone, Bone, Bone, Tell Me What Ya Gonna Do – for IO Access Location?

The Skeptics' Guide to EM

This is because of the ease of finding anatomic landmarks and their location away from other procedures like defibrillation, CPR, and airway management. The classic location for IO placement is the tibial plateau.

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SGEM#247: Supraglottic Airways Gonna Save You for an OHCA?

The Skeptics' Guide to EM

It required multiple attempts which caused several prolonged interruptions in CPR. After the patient is stabilized the medic asks you how he can improve his airway management skills during a cardiac arrest as it was difficult to intubate during compressions. Key to survival is high-quality CPR and early defibrillation.