Dave McKean
Choking in Children

A quick run down on management of choking in children (and how to write on window blinds).

Airway

#FOAMed of the week: Surgical Cricothyroidotomy via Emcrit/Levitan

We had our first Edinburgh EM BossSIM this week, which amongst other nightmares included an unexpected 'Can't intubate, Can't ventilate' Scenario.  There was some great chat in debrief about the procedure and the different techniques taught and used. 

So this inspired a review of some vodcasts on a #FOAMed favourite - the surgical airway. 

This is a rare, critical and therefore stressful procedure.  Thinking it through well before you find yourself doing it is essential preparation.  #FOAMed is here to help!

EMcrit.org features some great info on how to avoid the stress of the context from bringing you off track, making  this procedure as simple as it should be. 

Below is a talk from Richard Levitan at the Emcrit conference in 2014. Critical points include the ergonomics of your approach, making the landmarks simple to find under pressure. 

#FOAMed of the WEEK: SMACC Awareness (obviously)

SMACC (Social Media and Critical Care) 2015 is here!!  .......or rather......in Chicago......which is where I am..... so its here for me..... and my lucky fellow delegates!

SMACC is a conference unlike any other, bringing the #FOAMed world together under one roof, battling out debates that have hitherto been limited to 140 characters (ie twitter). Last year twitter was creaking at the hinges with the deluge of mid talk tweets!

In honour of this I bring to you a selection of talks from SMACC Gold (2014) on a favourite subject - the airway. 

Everything from the previous 2 conferences can be found online. Start with http://www.smacc.net.au/the-talks/. 

Keep your eyes peeled for new talks being published on SMACC affiliated websites. 

The videos follow: Peace out.