The Physiologic CRASH: Identifying Peri-Intubation Abnormalities
Unnervingly high rates of peri-intubation complications can occur. We’ve all heard that statement, or at least something comparable. Some...
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Jace Mullen
- 5 min
A Tale of Two Crics
This post isn’t going to teach you the skills of performing a surgical cricothyrotomy. There are already some incredible resources out...
Brittany Grandfield
- 5 min
Malignant Hyperthermia
As a critical care provider, you decide based on the clinical presentation and assessment of a patient with a traumatic head injury and...
Tom Grawey, DO
- 4 min
My Affective Failure as an EMS Medical Director
Anyone who has been through paramedic school in the past decade has probably heard of the cognitive (knowledge), psychomotor (skills) and...
Jared Patterson
- 9 min
ROCURONIUM
I have to start off by saying I do have a small bias here and that this reading is largely a "Why I'd choose Rocuronium or...
Jake Good
- 5 min
Pharmacology Not Taught in Medic School: Etomidate Edition
Let’s talk all things Etomidate. Then again, when we decide to use this drug, typically we are dealing with a rather low...
Jake Good
- 7 min
Pharmacology Not Taught in Medic School: Ketamine Edition
The list is probably shorter for what Ketamine is not given for. It’s a ubiquitous drug and for that reason, it’s important to understand...
Jared Patterson
- 10 min
K.O. Induction & Paralysis
** First to "Comment + Share" with the name of the video game referenced in the title slide gets free FOAMfrat Stickers ** In some of my...
FOAMfrat
- 13 min
3 Things You Need to Know about Trachs
There's a cardiac arrest in progress, and we're coming in as a second crew. The code is taking place at a local nursing home, and CPR is...
Adam LaChappelle
- 5 min
Airway Manifesto - Part 3: Video Laryngoscope
Know how to use your laryngoscope appropriately, break it through practice, and use progressive laryngoscope to get The View.
Tyler Christifulli
- 4 min
Podcast 85 - Thoughts On Roc Dosing #TwoVariables
A few days ago I put up a thought experiment blog on generalizing the dose of rocuronium to 100 mg for anyone over the age of 18 years...
Tyler Christifulli
- 2 min
Fixed Dose Paralytics (Thought Experiement)
Here on FOAMfrat we do a lot of thought experiments. I would like you to consider the pro's and con's of relatively fixed dose paralytics...
Adam LaChappelle
- 3 min
The Airway Manifesto - Part 2: Intubator's Creed
Defend the airway with all tools available. Be intentional, methodical, and steadfast in your commitment to serve your patients through aggr
Adam LaChappelle
- 7 min
The Airway Manifesto- Part 1: Clean Kill
We fool ourselves and get a clean kill with a laryngoscope if proceed to intubate without a methodical, evidence-based practice to actively
Adam LaChapelle
- 3 min
Feel The Seal
One handed face-mask EC seal SUCKS! Two handed EC seal is okay, but you’re better off to "Feel the Seal" and provide thumbs down...
Tyler Christifulli
- 1 min
Podcast 77 - Analytic (Static & Dynamic) ETT Confirmation w/ Mike Brown
Let's have a little chat about static and dynamic tube confirmation. I organized a few graphs to show my current thought process. When...
Tyler Christifulli
- 1 min
Podcast 76 - The Airway Gauntlet w/ Dr. Pickett
The Airway Gauntlet! Is there any benefit to reap from the obligatory "Airway Gauntlet" day of medic school. Remember this day?...
Sam Ireland
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Vodcast 60 - Intubation Checklist
You might love checklists, or maybe you might hate them. Either way, I found my service in need of a somewhat standardized system to go...
Jeffrey Jarvis, MD
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Why Do You..... Q&A w/ Jeff Jarvis
Why Do You… Williamson County EMS takes airway management seriously. We’ve learned the hard way that sometimes things don’t go the way we...
Jeffrey Jarvis, MD
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iGel Faces Off Against ETI (AIRWAYS2) w/ Jeff Jarvis
In my last post, I gave my thoughts on the excellent PART trial which compared King LT vs Endotracheal Intubation (ETI) as the initial...