Tag: airway
SASEM: Cutting Edge Evidence-based Airway Management
I gave this talk at the SASEM (Saudi Arabian Society for Emergency Medicine) conference, 2022. In this talk, I discuss recent practice-changing evidence relating to emergency airway management. I cover endotracheal intubation in out of hospital cardiac arrest (including the AIRWAYS-2 trial), video vs. direct laryngoscopy tips to optimise your view on laryngoscopy and maximise first pass success, and I cover the use of surgical cricothyroidotomy by London Ambulance Service.
Learning from airway management in the ED: UK Perspective
This is the transcript for an invited talk at the recent Difficult Airway Society (DAS) 2021 virtual conference. It was lovely to be invited and great of the organisers to create a multidisciplinary opportunity for …
JC: Rocuronium or Suxamethoniun for RSI. St Emlyn's
We’re always a little cautious (scared) about entering any sort of emergency airway debate on social media as opinions are usually strongly held, and evidence is often of the lighter variety. One of the more …
JC: Macintosh vs. McGrath laryngoscopy in pre-hospital care.
There has been an ongoing debate about the use of video laryngoscopy (VL) in emergency and critical care1–4. Proponents speak of the better visibility and ability to teach using video systems whereas those preferring a …
JC: Should we continue ventilations during RSI? St Emlyn’s
Over the last few years there has been much effort and a fair bit of #FOAMed activity around ensuring that RSI in critical environments is as safe and efficient as possible. Concepts such as first …
#smaccAIRWAY – Airway Masterclass at #smaccDUB
In its 4th iteration at SMACC this year, the airway workshop was held twice – in the morning and afternoon. It was essentially a masterclass in what is being developed and implemented regarding airway …
JC: The last breath for apnoeic oxygenation?
Apnoeic oxygenation in emergency intubation in the ED is a concept that has emerged in the past few years and has been promoted by the FOAMed community quite extensively. I have to admit it is …