Bagging While Waiting to Intubate Found Safe in Recent Study
Bagging patients for 60 seconds while waiting to intubate dramatically reduces the odds of low oxygen levels…
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Bagging While Waiting to Intubate Found Safe in Recent Study
Bagging patients for 60 seconds while waiting to intubate dramatically reduces the odds of low oxygen levels... -
Studies Test Common Cardiac-Arrest Advanced Life Support Practices
There’s a big difference between patients who are mostly dead and all dead. Mostly dead is, by... -
Critical Care Airway Management
SAN DIEGO—What do you do when your obese, medically fragile patient presents profoundly short of breath? This...
Studies Test Common Cardiac-Arrest Advanced Life Support Practices
There’s a big difference between patients who are mostly dead and all dead. Mostly dead is, by…
Critical Care Airway Management
SAN DIEGO—What do you do when your obese, medically fragile patient presents profoundly short of breath? This…
Pearls from Emergency Medicine Literature on Pulmonary Problems, Bleeding, Evaluating Pediatric Injuries, and More
Last month, I highlighted some of the most impactful, talked-about, or interesting articles published across the spectrum…
Needless Hospitalizations for Kids with Anaphylaxis Lower After Intervention
Unnecessary hospitalizations for children with anaphylaxis have dropped following a multicomponent quality-improvement intervention at Boston Children’s Hospital,…
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,…
Should Emergency Physicians Abandon Face-Mask Ventilation?
Face-mask ventilation is considered a fundamental procedural skill in emergency medicine. We have historically deployed it when…
Focus on Better Management for Cardiac Arrest
Looking for a soup to nuts discussion of cardiac arrest management? The don’t miss today’s “Code Talkers:…
Managing Difficult Airways
LAS VEGAS—There are eight questions every emergency physician should consider regarding airway management according to Michael A….