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ED Airway Control —When Two Lives Are At Stake!

Advanced Emergency Nursing from AENJ

In rural Critical Access Hospitals, or austere conditions, you may be all that is available. When: The patient needs airway control for resuscitation of mother or child, emergent surgery for maternal or fetal indications; block cannot be effected or would be unsafe. What’s different about late-gravidity airways?