Prehospital Doc Cliff Reid’s tips for intubation
Episode 1 – Penetrating Neck Trauma Guidelines
Welcome to the first episode of Practical Evidence, a podcast about the evidence you NEED to know but may not have time to read.
EMCrit Wee – More on C-Spine Imaging
A response to a question on c-spine imaging
Guest Post: More from Minh Le Cong on Needle Cricothyrotomy
Oxygenation with a needle cricothyrotomy based technique:
EMCrit Wee: The Lewis Lead and a course in ECGs with Christopher Watford
The Lewis Lead (S5) allows you detect atrial activity that cannot be discerned on the standard 12-lead
More on a Diagnostic Strategy for C-Spine Injuries
Podcast 63 set off some expected controversy given my take that plain films are a dead imaging modality for c-spine injuries. I wanted to briefly outline my impression of the existing evidence:
EMCrit Podcast – Hard Six – My Picks from 2011
My favorite discoveries in the medical blogosphere and podcast land
Replay of the Emergency Ultrasound Podcast – Wall Motion Abnormality Lecture
Replay of the incredible Wall Motion Abnormality Talk from the Emergency Ultrasound Podcast
Two OR Intubation Videos
Jim is an anesthesiologist at the Medical College of Wisconsin. He has recorded 100’s of intubations in the OR. The above video shows two of them.
Essentials of EM 2011
I just got back from Essentials of Emergency Medicine 2011. In my opinion, this is the premiere Emergency Medicine Conference in the world! Mel Herbert continues to be a visionary in EM education.
How to generate constant CPAP with a BVM for Preoxygenation and Reoxygenation
How to make your crappy BVM into a powerful preoxygenation device–on the cheap.
When to wean the CPAP in SCAPE
A listener asks how to wean CPAP when a SCAPE patient is getting better.
A novel set-up to allow suctioning during direct endotracheal and fiberoptic intubation
New device to allow you to suction until you pass through the cords
What Trach for Difficult Airway Cart?
What size trach for the difficult airway cart?
Comments on the Sepsis Talks
Adam Drenzla wrote these excellent comments after listening to the Rivers’ Podcasts