The patient: a 27-year old who’s altered, moaning, tachynpeic and hypotensive with a glucose of 711mg/dL. We all know this patient well.. but now throw in a pH of 6.89 and you have a serious […]
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Week 8: with Jacob Avila
Finally! Jacob Avila (@5minsono) of 5minsono.com joins us the ever-interesting topic of using ultrasound in airway management – specifically in tube confirmation. We cover the details of the exam, examples of successful and unsuccessful intubations […]

Week 7: Haney at SMACC
This week we have Dr. Haney Mallemat (@criticalcarenow) and a session done at SMACC 2017 in Berlin, Germany. The Tempodrom, above, was an awesome venue but unfortunately we got rained out and couldn’t get it […]

Airway Week 6: Rob and Will Part 2
Back at it with Rob Rogers (@EM_Educator) and Will Sanderson (@_wsand) in part 2! This week we have an intra-intubation arrest and an homage to the pearls of ELM. Check out some tips and watch […]

Airway Week 5: Dr. Haney Mallemat
This week’s video analysis is with epic guest commentator Dr. Haney Mallemat (@criticalcarenow), while at Castlefest/Resusfest 2017, a critical care and ultrasound conference held in Lexington, Ky. In part one of two, we discuss a difficult […]

Airway Week 4: Drs. Rob Rogers and Will Sanderson
This week we have special guests and teaching machines Rob Rogers @EM_Educator and Will Sanderson @_wsand. In part one of two, we cover three videos including an awake intubation, massive vomit and a difficult entry. Check […]

Airway Week 3 with Dr. Chris Doty
This week’s video is commentated with Dr. Christopher Doty, Residency Director at the University of Kentucky. Enjoy the video, feel free to discuss points in the comments below. Poppa’s Pearls from the video: 1. […]

Airway Week 2
In this scenario, intubation was managed by our second year resident, Michael Elliott. A 53 year old obese male presented “requesting a nebulizer.” Although he initially improved with minimal intervention, the patient quickly decompensated. He became […]

Airway Week 1
This week’s video demonstrates the unexpected findings in ED intubations. In this scenario, the patient was intubated in the trauma arena by one of our interns but as the video shows, clearly had tonsillitis […]