Arrest + CPR fluid filled airway, intubator got a view of cords using channeled VL, inserted bougie, tried railroading tube multiple times to no avail. On withdrawal you have this view, bougie nearby. They are 85s into attempt. What should be done? patreon.com/posts/41184171

A light & low grip gives you more fine motor control. With VL helps keep your optics high and dry. Keeps you from overshooting your anatomic landmarks. You can switch to a palm ✋ grip when you need up and away force for laryngeal exposure. #laryngoscopy #foamed #protectedairway

On Emergency Nurses Day I thank and honor the outstanding nurses UC Davis Health Department of Emergency Medicine and around the country and world who care for the ill and injured with great professionalism, dignity, and skill! They are also our partners in the fight for health equity. Congratulations! #ENDay

Cricothyrotomy initial steps ... find thyroid and midline ... target is just south of this ... then ID CTM through the vertical incision: fingertip slips down from thyroid prominence, feels small soft soft of CTM, then hard bump of anterior cricoid ring the soft tracha)

Wishing Billy Mallon (mentor and friend) a full recovery.

KP San Diego Emergency Medicine! youtu.be/lky1GDRkZAk check out our latest emergency medicine residency video! KPEM Residency- San Diego

Makes me wonder whether I am doing enough! Despite all precautions, if even inflating a tube cuff causes release of particles: "Aerosolisation during tracheal intubation and extubation in an operating theatre setting bit.ly/2SZLzxS " APSF ASA® SAMHQGlobal

.Andrew Petrosoniak Christopher Hicks Advanced Performance No need to keep borrowing from other industries, it’s our time to own team process and performance improvement in healthcare. One day I hope the pit crews can learn something from us!

Consider lubricating your laryngoscope blade surface in the tiring tachypneic dehydrated patient who has been dyspenic for days and may have dry mucous membranes, ... assists with smooth rapid efficient laryngoscopy

Video laryngoscopes give you great views, but can cause the tube to get hung up on the anterior tracheal rings. To help with placement, get use your thumb to retract the stylet - facilitating placement. #foamed #meded #emergencymedicine #laryngoscope #intubation #medicaleducation

I’m hate intubating COVID patients. I hate knowing that my face will probably be the last one that they see. I hate knowing that their family won’t be able to be there with them when they die. I hate knowing that it didn’t have to be this way.

Bougie Molding During Laryngoscopy Successful intubation of a patient with very constricted mouth opening, using bougie molding technique. 4 minute video with bonus footage comparing standard "floppy" bougie with newer malleable bougie. high res vid @ emupdates.com/mbougie

During a crash airway, in a cluttered and stressful environment, a simplified toolkit that makes use of vertical space can make all the difference. See the BMJ pub here theprotectedairway.com/the-air-kit/#m… #foamed #medical #learning #design #intubation #laryngoscope #protected airway

Airway Management Workshop at the Anesthesia Society of the State of Santa Catarina! Teaching cric to residents with the Real Cric Trainer idea from Jonathan Kei, MD MPH and the teachings from the airway couse of @airwaycam and ctvaoficial SAMHQGlobal

Hot off the presses! Looking at the effects of CPR on intubation, comparing DL vs VL in both CMAC and Glidescope systems; published in the Am J of EM. authors.elsevier.com/a/1do7w2dHVQ1K… #intubation #CPR #FOAMed #airway #VLvsDL #emergencymedicine

Now this is interesting. Next, I’d love someone to study whether intubation in a fully neuromuscularly relaxed patient is aerosol-generating.

Read study here: bit.ly/ResAirwayStudy The Permanente Journal #airway #airwaymanagement #emergencymedicine #emergnecymedicineresidency

Residency airway training ensures that future physicians have the skills to handle difficult intubations. "National Survey of Airway Management Practices and Training Among Emergency Medicine Residency Programs in the United States" bit.ly/4iYskzy Jonathan Kei, MD MPH

Just published a large airway study in Annals of EM, focusing on community ED’s. Link: sciencedirect.com/science/articl… #airway #intubation #RSI #airwaymanagement #videolaryngoscopy