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How We Make Easy Airways Hard – Part 1
This is part 1 of a 2 part series called “how we make easy airways harder”. In this episode I focus on improving basic airway skills and avoiding common errors that make airway interventions less likely to be successful.
Ear-to-sternal-notch positioning
Patient sitting upright with ear-to-sternal notch positioning. Known as back up, head elevated (BUHE)
The ideal mask seal using a BVM. The index and middle fingers pull the mandible forward maintaining airway patency.
Reference:
- A Modern Approach to Basic Airway Management
- Bougie and Positioning
- Simulation Scenario Resource
- DuCanto Suction Catheter
- Deep Survival Book
- Khandelwal N, Khorsand S, Mitchell SH, Joffe AM. Anesth Analg. 2016 Apr;122(4):1101-7. doi: 10.1213/ANE.0000000000001184.
- Turner JS, Ellender TJ, Okonkwo ER, Stepsis TM, Stevens AC, Sembroski EG, Eddy CS, Perkins AJ, Cooper DD. Am J Emerg Med. 2017 Jul;35(7):986-992. doi: 10.1016/j.ajem.2017.02.011. Epub 2017 Feb 5.
- Turner JS, Ellender TJ, Okonkwo ER, Stepsis TM, Stevens AC, Eddy CS, Sembroski EG, Perkins AJ, Cooper DD. Intern Emerg Med. 2017 Jun;12(4):
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By Andrew MerelmanThis is part 1 of a 2 part series called “how we make easy airways harder”. In this episode I focus on improving basic airway skills and avoiding common errors that make airway interventions less likely to be successful.
Ear-to-sternal-notch positioning
Patient sitting upright with ear-to-sternal notch positioning. Known as back up, head elevated (BUHE)
The ideal mask seal using a BVM. The index and middle fingers pull the mandible forward maintaining airway patency.
Reference:
- A Modern Approach to Basic Airway Management
- Bougie and Positioning
- Simulation Scenario Resource
- DuCanto Suction Catheter
- Deep Survival Book
- Khandelwal N, Khorsand S, Mitchell SH, Joffe AM. Anesth Analg. 2016 Apr;122(4):1101-7. doi: 10.1213/ANE.0000000000001184.
- Turner JS, Ellender TJ, Okonkwo ER, Stepsis TM, Stevens AC, Sembroski EG, Eddy CS, Perkins AJ, Cooper DD. Am J Emerg Med. 2017 Jul;35(7):986-992. doi: 10.1016/j.ajem.2017.02.011. Epub 2017 Feb 5.
- Turner JS, Ellender TJ, Okonkwo ER, Stepsis TM, Stevens AC, Eddy CS, Sembroski EG, Perkins AJ, Cooper DD. Intern Emerg Med. 2017 Jun;12(4):