Rural EM: PREOXI Trial Protocol In Rural Life
How do you apply the PREOXI trial to rural emergency medicine?
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emDOCs Podcast – Episode 128: Intubation EBM Updates Part 2
We’re back with Part 2, where we’ll cover induction medications, paralytics, VL vs. DL, using the bougie, confirming ETT placement, and post intubation sedation.
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emDOCs Podcast – Episode 127: Intubation EBM Updates Part 1
Today we start a series on EBM updates for intubation. In Part 1 we cover predicting difficult BVM/intubation/cricothryotomy, physiologic factors associated with peri-intubation decompensation, preoxygenation, and apneic oxygenation.
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Beyond Ketamine: When to use Facilitated Intubation in the ED
What is facilitated intubation, and what should you know?
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emDOCs Podcast – Episode 73: Upper Airway Obstruction Part 1
Today’s podcast covers a challenging case of an upper airway obstruction with Jess Pelletier, MD. We look at the differential of airway obstruction, predicting the difficult airway, guidelines, and preoxygenation.
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Maxillofacial Trauma
What do you need to know about maxillofacial trauma?
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Video Laryngoscopy in the ED: A Review of Devices, Techniques, and Evidence
What devices are available for video laryngoscopy, what are the techniques, and what are the data behind it? This post by Cameron Jones discusses this and more.
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EM@3AM: Epiglottitis
A 33-year-old male presents to the ED for odynophagia and mild dyspnea. He has had pain with swallowing for the past 24 hours and it has gotten progressively worse. He is having difficulty tolerating oral secretions. VS include BP 91/49, HR 130, T 102.2 temporal, RR 25, SpO2 91% on room air. He appears toxic. The ENT exam reveals a midline uvula; cervical lymphadenopathy; soft mouth floor, and no evidence of dental infection, no neck erythema, though voice changes. He has severe pain with palpation of the hyoid bone. What’s the most likely diagnosis?
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emDOCs Podcast: Episode 48 – Ventilator Management
How can you optimize mechanical ventilation in the ED? Brit Long and Skyler Lentz discuss key strategies for the ED.
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ED Management of the Post-Laryngectomy Patient
What do you need to consider when managing the post-laryngectomy patient?
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