Crashing the Vented Patient – A Critical Care Odyssey
by Cody Winniford The Case Your team has been requested for an interfacility transfer. You find a 35-year-old female writhing on the stretcher, kicking her…
by Cody Winniford The Case Your team has been requested for an interfacility transfer. You find a 35-year-old female writhing on the stretcher, kicking her…
If you’ve been reading about trauma care in the last few years, you have undoubtedlyseen something about the use of whole blood in trauma resuscitation.…
Since its North American debut in 2018, TikTok has dominated the teenage social media market. In 2022, a survey reported that 67% of American teenagers…
“GCS is less than 8 means you intubate.” This is a gross over-simplification of the most difficult aspect of airway management: The decision to take…
Clinical Scenario: You respond as an ALS ambulance to a local dialysis center for a middle-aged male with altered mental status. Upon arrival, you find…
Introduction It is not enough to merely be able to intubate; that is, perform the physical skill of instrumenting the airway and placing an endotracheal…
The Oxyhemoglobin Dissociation Curve can be confusing… However, it’s essential to understand oxygen physiology in critical care. Think of it as a “Manual for Dating.” In…