Case Report: Upper Airway Obstruction in the Emergency Department
Case Report A 25-year-old female with history of shellfish allergy presented to the emergency department (ED) via…
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Case Report: Upper Airway Obstruction in the Emergency Department
Case Report A 25-year-old female with history of shellfish allergy presented to the emergency department (ED) via... -
Airway Adjuncts: Learn How to Use These Helpful Tools
As emergency physicians, we deal with a lot of unexpected challenges. Being prepared for any challenge that comes... -
Early Identification of Worsening COVID-19 Lung Disease May Save Lives
Editors’ Note: This article was accepted on Dec. 14, 2020, and was accurate at that time. Because...
Airway Adjuncts: Learn How to Use These Helpful Tools
As emergency physicians, we deal with a lot of unexpected challenges. Being prepared for any challenge that comes…
Early Identification of Worsening COVID-19 Lung Disease May Save Lives
Editors’ Note: This article was accepted on Dec. 14, 2020, and was accurate at that time. Because…
COVID-19 Lessons Learned by an Emergency Physician in New York City
Editors’ Note: This article was accepted on April 14, 2020, and was accurate at that time. Because…
Master Clinicians Address Large Problems One Step at a Time
I have long questioned the utility of airway algorithms and their relevance to emergency airways. This notion…
Emergency Medicine’s 50-Year Evolution of Airway Management
My first response on being asked to write an article on the progression of emergency airway management…
Tips to Improve Airway Management
Procedural sedation and emergency airway management are recognized risks to patient safety. Sedation, induction agents, and muscle…
Oxygen Insufflated Into Lungs Can Prevent Desaturation, Aid in Emergency Airway Management
It was a simple idea that actually has a long-standing history in medicine: Oxygen insufflated into the…
How to Manage Fluids in Emergency Airway Procedures
It has long been assumed in emergency airway management that the fundamental priorities are oxygenation and ventilation….
Airway Compromise a Risk With Oropharyngeal Hymenoptera Stings
It was supposed to be a nice refreshing run along a country road. On my return loop,…