A Modern Approach to Basic Airway Management
A modern approach to the essentials of ventilation & oxygenation
Administering oxygen via nasal cannula while treating a patient with CPAP increases the fraction of inspired oxygen and doesn’t typically interfere with the mask seal. Photos courtesy Andrew Merelman
You arrive on scene and find a 68-year-old man is lying on the couch with difficulty breathing. He’s obese and obtunded, with severe respiratory distress.
His wife tells you he has a history of congestive heart failure. He appears pale and diaphoretic, with snoring, slow, shallow breaths and his initial oxygen saturation is 72%. What are the most impo...
Source: JEMS Patient Care - April 1, 2018 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Andrew Merelman, BS, NRP, FP-C Tags: Airway & Respiratory Patient Care Source Type: news
In the Bag or Out of Control? BVM Revisited
In the bag or out of control?
A recent article highlighting new changes to the comprehensive 2015 European Research Council (ERC) Guidelines for Resuscitation states that there’s “little new in how we should manage the airway in 2017.”1,2
The article references two studies that demonstrate increased use of, and better success rates with, videolaryngoscopy for endotracheal intubation (ETI), as well as another study showing that inexperienced providers can successfully perform cricothyroidotomies on fresh cadavers using pocket knives and ballpoint pens.
Although the increasing use of video technology may lead to decrea...
Source: JEMS Patient Care - April 1, 2018 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Neal Richmond, MD, FACEP Tags: Airway & Respiratory Patient Care Columns Source Type: news
Advancing Patient Safety in Airway Management Advancing Patient Safety in Airway Management
Which major advances in airway management have positively impacted patient safety in recent years?Anesthesiology (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - March 16, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Anesthesiology Journal Article Source Type: news
Masimo touts ORi obese patient arterial hemoglobin desaturation warning study results
Masimo (NSDQ:MASI) yesterday released results from a study of its Oxygen Reserve Index’s ability to function as an early warning of impending arterial hemoglobin desaturation in obese patients, touting its ability to provide advanced warning in the high risk patient population.
An abstract from the study, which Masimo claims is the first published research investigating the use of the index in the population, was presented at the Society for Technology in Anesthesia’s annual meeting in Miami, Fla.
The ORi is a relative indicator of oxygen reserve in the moderate hyperoxic region and serves as an index paramete...
Source: Mass Device - January 23, 2018 Category: Medical Devices Authors: Fink Densford Tags: Clinical Trials Diagnostics Masimo Source Type: news
Association of prehospital intubation with decreased survival among pediatric trauma patients in Iraq and Afghanistan - Schauer SG, Naylor JF, Hill GJ, Arana AA, Roper JL, April MD.
INTRODUCTION: Airway compromise is the second leading cause of preventable death on the battlefield among US military casualties. Airway management is an important component of pediatric trauma care. Yet, intubation is a challenging skill with which many p... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - December 14, 2017 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news
Postoperative Management of the Difficult Airway Postoperative Management of the Difficult Airway
What factors may cause postoperative airway problems, and how might they affect airway management strategy?BJA Education (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - November 30, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Anesthesiology Journal Article Source Type: news
Ambu pays $261m for Invendo Medical
Ambu (CPH:AMBU-B) this week said it agreed to put $261 million on the table for Invendo Medical and its line of disposable endoscopy devices.
Copenhagen-based Ambu said it paid $133.2 million (€115 million) up front for Invendo, with another $127.4 million (€110 million) in possible milestones. Those include a $81.1 million (€70 million) payment pegged to FDA clearances and $46.3 million (€40 million) in earnouts over four years. Some $11.6 million (€10 million) is expected to come due this fiscal year after Invendo wins 510(k) clearance from the FDA for the next iteration of its HD colonoscope.
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Source: Mass Device - October 27, 2017 Category: Medical Devices Authors: Brad Perriello Tags: Hospital Care Mergers & Acquisitions Wall Street Beat Ambu Invendo Medical Source Type: news
Salter Labs acquires InnoMed Technologies, Parker Medical, IntuBrite
Salter Labs acquired a trio of medical device companies: Innomed Technologies, Parker Medical and IntuBrite for undisclosed amounts.
Coconut Grove, Fla.-based InnoMed makes non-invasive ventilation and continuous positive airway pressure masks. Parker Medical, based in Highlands Ranch, Colo., makes tips for endotracheal tubes. IntuBrite makes laryngoscopes and is based in Vista, Calif.
Lake Forest, Ill.-based Salter Labs makes respiratory therapy devices for the home and healthcare provider markets.
“With these acquisitions, Salter offers a wide range of innovative, clinically-preferred airway management products th...
Source: Mass Device - October 27, 2017 Category: Medical Devices Authors: Brad Perriello Tags: Hospital Care Mergers & Acquisitions Respiratory innomed intubrite parkermedical salterlabs Source Type: news
Vyaire Medical acquires Revolutionary Medical Devices
Vyaire Medical, a joint venture from Becton Dickinson & Co. (NYSE:BDX) and Apax Partners, said today it acquired airway management developer Revolutionary Medical Devices for an undisclosed amount.
Tucson, Ariz.-based Revolutionary Medical Devices’ main product is the SuperNO2VA, a noninvasive nasal positive airway pressure ventilation system designed to treat respiratory insufficiency from collapsed airways during or after sedation or during intubation.
“The acquisition of Revolutionary Medical Devices allows Vyaire to bring another clinically-differentiated airway management solution to the medical devic...
Source: Mass Device - October 20, 2017 Category: Medical Devices Authors: Fink Densford Tags: Business/Financial News Mergers & Acquisitions Respiratory revolutionarymedicaldevices Vyaire Medical Source Type: news
Verathon launches GlideScope Go portable video laryngoscope
Verathon Inc. yesterday announced the launch of its portable GlideScope Go video laryngoscope.
The Bothell, Wash.-based company’s device is a portable, high-res system for clinicians to use in hospital and pre-hospital settings. The display was designed for improved visualization and first-pass intubation, Verathon said.
The unit is compatible with GlideScope Spectrum single-use blades for patients of all ages, according to the company.
“GlideScope Go is an intuitive, handheld solution that adds versatility to clinical airway management,” Tim Shauf, VP & GM of Verathon’s respiratory & surgic...
Source: Mass Device - September 1, 2017 Category: Medical Devices Authors: Sarah Faulkner Tags: Imaging Respiratory Verathon Inc. Source Type: news
Prehospital management of pediatric hanging - Rehn M, Davies G, Foster E, Lockey DJ.
We describe the management of pediatric hangings attended by an urban physician-led prehospital trauma service to provide information on a ... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - August 31, 2017 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news
Anesthesiology Residents' OOOR Emergent Airway Management Anesthesiology Residents' OOOR Emergent Airway Management
How familiar are anesthesiology residents with the contents of, and correct adherence to, the American Society of Anesthesiologists ' Difficult Airway Algorithm?BMC Anesthesiology (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - August 30, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Anesthesiology Journal Article Source Type: news
Mike Steuerwald, MD Joins the Difficult Airway Course: EMS as Associate Medical Director
FARMINGTON, Connecticut.—First Airway, LLC, the creator of The Difficult Airway Course: EMS, is pleased to announce the appointment of Mike Steuerwald, MD as the new Associate Medical Director.
Dr. Steuerwald is the Director of Emergency Airway Management and the Assistant Medical Director of UW Med Flight, as well as an Assistant Professor at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health. He has been an instructor in prehospital and emergency medicine since 2011 and is a regular contributor to Free Open-Access Medical Education (FOAMed). Dr. Steuerwald has been an active EMS provider since 2004,...
Source: JEMS: Journal of Emergency Medical Services News - July 7, 2017 Category: Emergency Medicine Tags: Administration and Leadership Industry News Source Type: news
