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Man versus Machine

July 22, 2010 By Chris Nickson 2 Comments

manvsmachine

A patient develops hypoxia soon after intubation. Where lies the problem? Is it man or machine?

Filed Under: eLearning, Emergency Medicine, Featured, Health, Intensive Care, Respiratory Tagged With: critical care, DOPES, emergency, endotracheal tube, gas trapping, hypoxia, intubation, MASH, mechanical ventilation

Time to tighten those sphincters!

June 16, 2010 By Chris Nickson 1 Comment

A 2 year-old boy requires intubation to manage his acutely obstructed airway. He is going downhill fast. What are you going to do?

Filed Under: Education, eLearning, Featured, Medical Specialty, Pediatrics Tagged With: acute airway obstruction, airway, croup, cuffed, endotracheal tube, epiglottitis, inhalational induction, intubation, obstruction, rapid sequence, toddler, uncuffed