What if you are called to handle the airway of a patient with suspected swine flu virus infection? Do you know what to do and what precautions to take for yourself? We can only learn from the most recent past and the SARS epidemic. SARS Experience and DA SARS a practical approach
‘Techniques’ Articles
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What can I say, but say that I strongly believe that what we do when we take care of patients and specifically take care of handling their airways, is extremely important. With the risk of sounding like a broken record, I will continue to make airway management teaching, my priority. Take a look at this […]
Percutaneous Cricothyroidotomy
It is a lifesaving technique that provides an opening in the cricothyroid membrane to gain access to the trachea and is the last effort rescue technique for the failed airway in patients over 10 years of age. READ POST cricothyroidotomy SEE FEATURED ABSTRACTS Article 3 Article I Article II SEE PIctures cric-sequence
The use of the LMA as a Rescue Airway Device
The LMA is considered to be one of the most important developments in airway management and serves many purposes:Definitive airway, alternative to BMV and intubation, as rescue devices and as a conduit for intubation. The Fastrach LMA or Intubating LMA (ILMA) was released in 1997. READ POST lma-as-rescue device RECOMENDED ABSTRACTS:lma-fastrach1/ lma-fastrachlma-and-da1/ laryngeal-tube1 laryngeal-tube-review1/ lma-fastrach […]
Associate Professor of Anesthesiology at the University of Florida; I did my residency then fellowship in Cardiothoracic anesthesia, completed a Masters In Education at UF in 2012 and have been a UF/VA staff anesthesiologist since 2000. I was also the Director of the Master of Education Fellowship from the C.O.M. until the course was terminated. I am responsible for the Difficult Airway Rotation at the UF and Airway Management Services at the NFSGVHS. My interests include: 1-Airway related topics 2-Education about Airway management 3- Resident training in Airway management 4-Non-Anesthesia providers airway training and education 5-Education in general and specifically technology in education.
