An airway death.
Complicated or contributed to by a lack of working capnography.
There are lessons for us all to learn
-capnography should be in use
* for all intubations
* whether in NHS or private sector
-it should be checked & working BEFORE induction for intubation
* best checked during pre oxygenation with face mask
* if in doubt just blow down it
* if it’s not working don’t start
- There is a strong argument for regular checking of equipment that is infrequently used but safety critical
I post this with caveats.
Aware that
- a news report does not tell the whole story
- a family is at the centre of this
- clinicians will also be hugely, perhaps irrevocably, affected by such cases
- all healthcare organisations aim to be safe
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@markzyi@StagecoachGM@ManCityCouncil@DameSarahStorey (By the way, not suggesting you were doing anything wrong here). Also the centre-lane thing runs the risk of aggravating people, resulting in a dangerous overtake…
Toilet related harm !
Ratio of ED staff:toilets is a marker of concern for staff wellbeing!!
Lots of variation nationally! (Should trusts start putting this on job adverts?)
Would love to hear ratios from departments across the country!
@DrChrisMoulton#igppECC
So excited to share incredibly insightful *PATIENT AUTHORED* description of what ICU Diary can mean to recovery from @yourICM#FromTheInside
13yrs since Swine Flu Pandemic; David Richards - survivor of ARDs & ECMO shares
You will learn something here 👇🏼
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