Charlie's ED - May 5, 2016 - By Dr Jim
Here is a comprehensive series of videos by A/Prof James Rippey on how to optimise your patients preoxygenation prior to intubation.
- Introduction to pre oxygenation and apnoeic oxygenation in Emergency Medicine
- Basic respiratory physiology required for understanding preoxygenation
- Optimal patient positioning in preoxygenation
- Preoxygenation and apnoea oxygenation using nasal prongs and non rebreather mask
- Nasopharyngeal and oropharyngeal sizing and insertion
- How to use CPAP, BVM and PEEP valve with nasal prongs in pre oxygenation and apnoeic oxygenation
- Suxamethonium vs rocuronium, cricoid pressure