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AMAX4 Algorithm for Anaphylaxis and Asthma

AMAX4 is a treatment algorithm for anaphylaxis and asthma resuscitation. It was developed by emergency…
Surgical Airway - Emergency Medicine Education - Resus
Surgical Airway - Emergency Medicine Education - Resus
Surgical Airway is a Team SportAdvanced Airway TopicsAirwayBlog

Surgical Airway is a Team Sport

This week we look at the Surgical Airway and how it involves the whole team.…
Ventilation - Emergency Medicine Education - Resus
Ventilation - Emergency Medicine Education - Resus
Ventilation: Volume vs PressureAdvanced Airway TopicsAirwayBlog

Ventilation: Volume vs Pressure

Let’s start by looking at 3 patient presentations. Please write down the ventilator settings you…
Video Laryngoscopy vs Direct Laryngoscopy
Video Laryngoscopy vs Direct Laryngoscopy
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Video Laryngoscopy vs Direct Laryngoscopy for Critically ill patients. The DEVICE trial

There has been a lot of discussion around video laryngoscopy (VL) and its superiority or…
Airway Management - Cardiac Arrest
Airway Management - Cardiac Arrest
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Airway Management during Cardiac Arrest

Airway Management during Cardiac Arrest Resuscitation, is still an area that we need to get…
Video Laryngoscopy versus Direct Laryngoscopy
Video Laryngoscopy versus Direct Laryngoscopy
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Video Laryngoscopy versus Direct Laryngoscopy

Video laryngoscopy (VL) versus Direct Laryngoscopy (DL). What should be the standard of care? Yet…
Capnography to guide ventilation in cardiac arrest - Resus
Capnography to guide ventilation in cardiac arrest - Resus
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Capnography to guide ventilation in cardiac arrest

The End tidal CO2 (ETCO2), is measured at the end of expiration and used to…
Difficult Intubation Algorithm
Difficult Intubation Algorithm
The Difficult Intubation AlgorithmAdvanced Airway TopicsAirwayBlog

The Difficult Intubation Algorithm

The Difficult Airway Algorithm? Do we really need a difficult airway algorithm in the emergency…
Airway Pearls for intubating the Obese Patient
Airway Pearls for intubating the Obese Patient
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Airway Pearls for intubating the Obese Patient

CASE A 25 yo male presents to the emergency department with palpitations and shortness of…
Impossible Airway - Laryngoscopy
Impossible Airway - Laryngoscopy
The Impossible Airway Made Possible: Induction to LaryngoscopyAirwayApnoeic OxygenationBlog

The Impossible Airway Made Possible: Induction to Laryngoscopy

In this part of the Impossible Airway Made Possible, I want to specifically look at…
ACE Inhibitor mediated Angioedema
ACE Inhibitor mediated Angioedema
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ACE Inhibitor mediated Angioedema

A 71 year old male with a history of COPD and heavy ongoing smoking habit,…
Ketamine only Breathing intubation
Ketamine only Breathing intubation
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Ketamine-only breathing intubation

Ketamine-only breathing intubation(KOBI), is a technique where Ketamine(+/- topical local anaesthetic) is used to facilitate…
Ketamine - Emergency Medicine Education - RESUS
Ketamine - Emergency Medicine Education - RESUS
Ketamine Only IntubationAirwayBlog

Ketamine Only Intubation

In a recent paper by Driver et al (1) there was a comparison of Ketamine-Only…
Laryngeal Mask
Laryngeal Mask
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Laryngeal Mask and Neonatal Resuscitation

Birth asphyxia is a leading cause of neonatal death. Positive pressure ventilation is the key…
Ketamine - agitated patient - Resus
Ketamine - agitated patient - Resus
Ketamine for Control of the Agitated PatientAirwayBlogPsychiatrySedation

Ketamine for Control of the Agitated Patient

Can Ketamine be used for the control of the agitated patient? CASE A patient is…
Intubation - Emergency Medicine Education - Resus
Intubation - Emergency Medicine Education - Resus
My top 8 tips for getting the tube.AirwayBlog

My top 8 tips for getting the tube.

Here are my top 8 tips for succeeding at intubation. 1. Use a Video Laryngoscope(VL),…
MacGyver equipment - COVID-19 - RESUS - Emergency Medicine Education
MacGyver equipment - COVID-19 - RESUS - Emergency Medicine Education
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Let’s MacGyver some equipment for COVID-19

We all remember MacGyver. He'd had a toothpick and a piece of thread and voila,…
Emergency Medicine Education - Resus
Emergency Medicine Education - Resus
Does the ARDSnet protocol increase mortality in COVID-19 patients?AirwayBlogCOVID-19Infectious Diseases

Does the ARDSnet protocol increase mortality in COVID-19 patients?

The ARDSnet protocol is a low volume high PEEP protocol used in SARS-like illnesses. COVID-19…

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