Rapid Sequence Airway (RSA) involves the same preparation and pharmacology as RSI with the immediate planned placement of an extraglottic device (EGD) instead of intubation. Like DSI, RSA is an alternative airway management strategy that may be ideal for preoxygenation of hypoxemic patients as well for prehospital and in-flight use. Depending on the chosen EGD, RSA can facilitate gastric decompression, positive pressure ventilation with PEEP delivered by a ventilator and endoscopic intubation. The speaker presents the evolution of this novel concept in New Mexico, reviews their clinical experience with RSA in both the prehospital and hospital settings and assesses the available literature.
Don’t DSI…Rapid Sequence Airway (RSA)!
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SMACC: The Final Challenge
Phoebe Adams, , 2016, The Talks smaccDUB 2016, challenge, competition, CRM, edutainment, final, flower, game show, harris, nickson, procedures, quiz, SMACCDub, 0
Northern Hemisphere vrs Southern. Two teams put it all on the line in the ultimate challenge, testing their knowledge,...
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Management of extra-cranial injuries in patients with TBI
Phoebe Adams, , 2016, The Talks smaccDUB 2016, Hypotensive resuscitation, multi-trauma, Not just TBI!, orthopedic injuries, SMACCDub, transfusion, 0
Patients with TBI (traumatic brain injury) often have concomitant systemic injuries that complicate the management of the TBI. How...
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Young at Heart – Nick Pigott
Ka, , 2016, The Talks smaccDUB 2016, paediatric cardiology, pediatric cardiology, smaccMINI, smaccUS, 0
Nick Pigott takes the resus room perspective on paediatric cardiac problems.
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How Ultrasound Makes You Better
Ka, , 2016, The Talks smaccDUB 2016, Algorithm, BLUE, Creativity, Julia Child, Point-of-care Ultrasound, Protocol, RUSH, 0
Algorithms and protocols, which integrate Point-of-Care Ultrasound, help refine diagnoses and treatment plans. However, these are not absolutes. You...
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Transfusion Thresholds in Acute Brain Injury
Phoebe Adams, , 2016, The Talks smaccDUB 2016, blood, haemoglobin, hb, ICH, Neuro, neurosurgery, SAH, SMACCDub, subarachnoid haemorrhage, tbi, transfusion, traumatic brain injury, 0
A bare knuckle pit fight between Oli Flower & Simon Finfer over when to transfuse in acute brain injury…...
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Sepsis—The Dark Knight: Prehospital Diagnosis and Treatment
Ka, , 2016, The Talks smaccDUB 2016, Sepsis, 0
Sepsis can be subtle and elusive; diagnostic tools such as point of care lactate, end-tidal CO2 monitoring and validated...
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How Medical Students Can Choreograph Their Own Education
Phoebe Adams, , 2016, The Talks smaccDUB 2016, continious medical education, Debriefing, deliberate practice, educational theory, FOAMed, making experts, medical education, Medical Simulation, Peer to Peer teaching, performance, SMACCDub, 0
More than a hundred years ago Osler moved medical education to the bedside. Somehow today, most medical education still...