The above image is linked from http://www.hospital-int.net/images/companies/1702/igel-airway-management-2b.jpgWe are seeing a promising new supraglottic device joining in the armamentarium of airway devices designed to be inserted as easy as possible, in the shortest possible time, and in a manner as secure and as good as endotracheal intubation in terms of its ability for prevention of
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Showing posts with label airway management. Show all posts
Airway Management in Maxillofacial Injuries
This patient, involved in motor-vehicle accident was referred from a district hospital with an oral airway in situ. His upper lip was badly lacerated and swollen.His initial GCS when admitted to us was 5/15.His breathing was stridorous.I would have preferred that this patient's airway be secured properly through endotracheal intubation before transfer.Airway management is of paramount importance
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