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SGEM#462: Spooky Scary Access – IV or IO for OHCA

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Missy has been teaching airway management for over a decade and is the creator of the Prehospital Emergency Airway Course which is taught throughout Washington State. Case: You’re doing a ride along with your local emergency medical service (EMS) crews and responding to an out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA).

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

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Date: January 11, 2024 Guest Skeptic: Dr. Chris Root is an EMS fellow in the Department of Emergency Medicine at the University of New Mexico Health […] The post SGEM#426: All the Small Things – Small Bag Ventilation Masks in Out of Hospital Cardiac Arrest first appeared on The Skeptics Guide to Emergency Medicine. Resuscitation 2023.

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

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She is also the local director of the difficult airway EMS course at Washington State. Case: EMS arrives with a 58-year-old woman who suffered an out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OOHCA). Despite that weak evidence, placement of IO in OOHCA has become a routine procedure for many EMS providers. Prehospital Emergency Care.

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SGEM#231: You’re So Vein – IO vs. IV Access for OHCA

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Annals of EM May 2018 Guest Skeptic: Andrew Merelman is a critical care paramedic and first year medical student at Rocky Vista University in Colorado. Annals of EM May 2018 Guest Skeptic: Andrew Merelman is a critical care paramedic and first year medical student at Rocky Vista University in Colorado.

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

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Case: EMS arrive to your emergency department with a 68-year-old man post cardiac arrest patient. They had a difficult time getting a definitive airway pre-hospital. It required multiple attempts which caused several prolonged interruptions in CPR. Key to survival is high-quality CPR and early defibrillation.

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

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He is a former New York City paramedic and this summer will be starting fellowship training in EMS medicine at UNM. A fire company is on scene providing high-quality cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and has defibrillated twice with an automated external defibrillator (AED).

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Ep142 Neonatal Resuscitation – Airway, Temperature Control, Central Access, Hemodynamics, Glucose Control and Transport

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Hilary Whyte, Dr. Jabeen Fayyaz, Dr. Emily MacNeill discuss a neonatal resuscitation algorithm, airway management, fluid resuscitation, central access tips, glucose and temperature control and transport tips.