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Emergency Intubation of a Critically Ill Patient with a Difficult Airway and Avoidance of Cricothyrotomy Using the AIROD®
A review of a case study involving the AIROD®, a single-use telescoping rigid bougie, on a male patient who drank hand sanitizer.
Supraglottic Airways: A Look From Above
This article serves to provide a comprehensive overview of many of the current SGAs available on the market to allow an EMS system to review and possibly adopt into their system.
Advanced Airway Choice in Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest. Can the i-gel® Make a Difference in Patient Survival?
This study investigates the transition from endotracheal intubation to the i-gel® supraglottic airway and the resulting out-of-hospital cardiac arrest survival.
Introduction to the High-Flow Nasal Cannula
The COVID pandemic has focused new attention on the value of the high-flow nasal cannula.
Decreasing COVID-19 Patient Risk and Improving Operator Safety with the AIROD® During Endotracheal Intubation
A case series of first-attempt intubations using the AIROD®, a single-use telescopic bougie, when intubating COVID-19 patients.
Keep the PEEP with SOKET!
To create a standardized approach for understanding the fundamentals of positive end expiratory pressure (PEEP), the authors have developed the acronym “SOKET” for EMS clinicians at both the BLS and ALS level to remember the core principles of implementing PEEP in their practice.
Asthma: Pathophysiology and Prehospital Management
Asthma is a serious life-threating condition that can present benignly one minute and turn into respiratory failure in a heartbeat.
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