Position statement: Pre-hospital rapid sequence intubation

Pre-hospital rapid sequence induction: factual inaccuracies.

To the Editor: The article on pre-hospital rapid sequence induction (RSI) in the September issue of the SAMJ [1] makes a valuable contribution to our understanding of RSI in this environment in South Africa (SA). However, there are some factual inaccuracies in the article regarding the educational background of those performing the procedure, which I would like to clarify. In SA, emergency care...

Prehospital rapid sequence intubation.

The Professional Board for Emergency Care at the Health Professions Council of South Africa (HPCSA) has approved pre-hospital rapid sequence intubation (RSI) as part of the scope of practice for registered emergency care practitioners (ECPs). RSI is an advanced airway management process that facilitates endotracheal intubation in adults and children. Features of this technique include pre-oxyge...

Pediatric Rapid Sequence Intubation

every day; however, none is more important than effective airway management. The loss of an airway is one of the most common causes of morbidity and mortality in severely ill or injured children. It may occur suddenly, without any warning, and requires immediate action; therefore, all emergency medicine physicians must possess knowledge of the management of an airway using rapid sequence intuba...

Rapid Sequence Intubation

Position statement - hospital mortality rates_briefing_statement_transport

The Faculty of Public Health (FPH) is committed to ensuring that hospital care is safe, effective and provides the highest possible standard of clinical care. The first attempt to categorise hospitals by their mortality rates and make imputations about the quality of care delivered in them based on how many patients die, dates back to the seminal work of Florence Nightingale (best known for dra...