Rapid sequence intubation: how do we define success?

How do we define "difficult" patients?

Why do our patients have to meet our needs? The image I have is not someone who is difficult, but rather someone who is doing the best she can in her own life and is not willing to bend to fit our expectations. R eceiving a referral for a patient who is described as being difficult is not uncommon for me, particularly after many years of working in what some might call “non-mainstream” areas. H...

How Do We Define Cure of Diabetes?

The mission of the American Diabetes Association is “to prevent and cure diabetes and to improve the lives of all people affected by diabetes.” Increasingly, scientific and medical articles (1) and commentaries (2) about diabetes interventions use the terms “remission” and “cure” as possible outcomes. Several approved or experimental treatments for type 1 and type 2 diabetes (e.g., pancreas or ...

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