ISSN-1059-6518 Part III of the Airway Series – Advanced Airway Adjuncts By Frank Hubbell, DO Illustrations by T.B.R. Walsh In this section we will discuss the use of the endotracheal tube and the remaining airway adjuncts. Endotracheal Intubation (ETT) Gum Elastic Bougie/Flex-Guide Tube Introducers Digital Intubation Nasopharyngeal Intubation Suction Pulse Oximetry Capnography and End-Tidal CO₂ […]
ISSN-1059-6518 Volume 26 Number 6 IS IT ALL HYPE? or IS THE CONCERN REAL? By Frank Hubbell D.O. Krokodil sounds wild, but in this case it is not necessarily a wilderness or backcountry type article. Unfortunately, some people do like to wander off into the wilderness seeking a high that is more than what […]
ISSN-1059-6518 AIRWAY-PART II – EMERGENCY AIRWAY MANAGEMENT By Frank Hubbell, DO Illustrations by T.B.R. Walsh The PURPOSE of Airway Adjuncts: The purpose of airway adjuncts is to maintain a patent, open airway. This is accomplished primarily by preventing the tongue or other soft tissues from occluding the entrance to the airway at the larynx. […]
ISSN-1059-6518 The Challenges of Emergency Airway Management: By Frank Hubbell, DO Illustrations by T.B.R. Walsh First, let’s define the problem: 1. When the need for emergency airway management arises, it is usually a scene that is already difficult, desperate, rapidly deteriorating. A scene that most likely requires critical care skills. One of those […]
