A horrific and preventable tragedy can become a priceless safety culture & crew resource management learning opportunity... #HEMS#HAA#everyonecomeshome
Awesome work by @CentralINPolice ! Earlier this year, CIPF funded Quantum Fluid Warming Systems for the tactical paramedic team that assists IMPD SWAT with operations. There have already been multiple successful uses of the Quantum by the TEMS team!
https://t.co/G02ovEmUOq
An absolute miracle in Drexel Hill today. A helicopter crash, four passengers. None of them have life-threatening injuries. More info to come.
Please continue to avoid Burmont Road between State and Huey.
Updated version of my #OnePager on ICU care for people with #COVID19 is now available. It reflects new data on mortality rate in the US and updated treatment recommendations. Visit https://t.co/a5nxKnr6Q9 for PDF or PPT versions (#OpenSource). v2.5 #covid4MDs#FOAMcc#FOAMed
I once thanked a nurse for running over to help resuscitate a crashing patient that wasn’t even ‘her patient’. She just looked right up at me and said “they’re all our patients.” I’ve never forgotten that.
Physiologically difficult airway in critically ill patients: winning the race between haemoglobin desaturation and tracheal intubation https://t.co/ASYM3GgSLh
CPAP, BiPAP, HFNC, oxymizers:
- device selection is based on diagnosis (not ABG/VBG)
- little irrefutable evidence, so much of this remains empirical (try something, monitor closely, make sure it works) 🤷♂️
(fresh @iBookCC chapter: https://t.co/fNi6qcFbnV)
Watch this Ketamine-Dissociated intubation in a hypoxemic trauma patient. It's a great example of how blood can "camouflage" the epiglottis, blending it in with surrounding airway structures, making it easy to bypass. Suction is key. It's all about identifying the epiglottis!