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Diagnostics and Therapeutics: Vascular Access in the Emergency Department

Taming the SRU

Establishing reliable vascular access is absolutely critical for ED patients requiring resuscitation, airway management, or medication administration. Ultrasound Guided Peripheral IV (USGIV) Access anatomy of arm veins when considering USGIV. Place ultrasound machine on the opposite side of the bed to minimize neck strain.

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#FOAMed Review 57th Edition

EM Curious

Onto the FOAMed THE AIRWAY MANAGEMENT ROUNDTABLE [ARTICLE]: Read a great piece from the anesthesia world regarding 7 questions on the current state of airway management answered by 6 airway experts. Make sure to also listen to Part 1 of this series here.

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The Latest in Critical Care, 7/3/23 (Issue #7)

PulmCCM

emergency departments and ICUs were randomized to undergo either DL or VL for intubation. More than 90% of the intubations were performed by emergency medicine residents (~70%) or critical care fellows (~23%). Most studies have been small, single center, and only some have favored video.

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#FOAMed Review 45th Edition

EM Curious

Onto the FOAMed CRITICALLY ILL AIRWAY PRECOURSE [VIDEO]: Over at EM Curious we can never get enough airway education so we would like to recommend these excellent videos on airway management over at @ The Intensive Blog from a variety of airway experts. Check out the podcast here @ Ultrasound Podcast.

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#FOAMed Review 52nd Edition

EM Curious

Onto the Foamed AIRWAY MANAGEMENT IN THE CRITICALLY ILL [PAPER]: If you intubate patients this is a must read for management of the airway of sick patients. Check out our indexing section #FOAMED REVIEW which allows you to view previous weekly reviews by edition or by selecting from CORD curriculum categories.

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SGEM#281: EM Docs Got an AmbuBag – The PreVent Trial

The Skeptics' Guide to EM

His primary interests are resuscitation, critical care, airway management, and point-of-care ultrasound. Case: A 60-year-old male is […] The post SGEM#281: EM Docs Got an AmbuBag – The PreVent Trial first appeared on The Skeptics Guide to Emergency Medicine.

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Airway Choices in the Era of Many Choices

EM Updates

The primary tool for emergency airway management then became the traditional laryngoscope , a device little improved since the 1940s, until the advent of video laryngoscopy in the early 2000s which changed everything. All airway providers must be competent in DL, but only because video is not always available.