This is the DSI Podcast. If you want all of the great DSI information, please come to the EMCrit Delayed Sequence Intubation (DSI) Page … [Read more...]
EMCrit Podcast 29 – Procedural Sedation, Part II
It seems the government and other specialties are trying hard to make sedation as difficult as possible in the ED. We must persevere to provide the best procedural sedation to allow maximal comfort and safety for our patients. This continues the discussion started in Part I, where we discussed etomidate, ketamine, and versed/fentanyl. In this podcast, I discuss propofol, … [Read more...]
Procedural Sedation, Part I (Audio Only)
The audio only version of Part I of the sedation talk.Remember to check out Part II next... … [Read more...]
Procedural Sedation – Part I
It seems the government and other specialties are trying hard to make sedation as difficult as possible in the ED. We must persevere to provide the best procedural sedation for the maximal comfort and safety for our patients. This brief lecture was originally posted on the defunct EMCrit Lecture Site on 8/7/2009.I'm reposting it here so I can post part II sometime this … [Read more...]
EMCrit Podcast 19 – Non-Invasive Ventilation
Intubation is a sexy procedure, there is no doubt about it.NIV does not have the glamour; it's not nearly as cinematic. But for the patient, to spend 30 minutes on a NIV mask is preferable to a couple of days on the ventilator. In this episode, I discuss some of the basic ideas and methods of NIV.It is pretty simple as the mode only has 3 main settings:FiO2 - set … [Read more...]
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