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IC Cordes Mike Steuerwald IC Cordes Mike Steuerwald

More than You Ever Wanted to Know About Extra Glottic Devices

Our good friend Jim DuCanto visited us earlier this year. We spent several days sharing knowledge and perspectives.

Part of our time together was spent recording this podcast. It has been simmering and is finally available for listening. Within, we briefly go through the history of the extra-glottic device (EGD) in general, and then, we talk about the Laryngeal Mask Airway (LMA) and its “descendants” in great detail.

Jim really had a tremendous wealth of knowledge to share…

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Grand Rounds Jeffery Hill, MD M.Ed Grand Rounds Jeffery Hill, MD M.Ed

Grand Rounds Recap - 12/18/14

Morbidity and Mortality Learning Points with Dr. Stull

1. Should Post-ROSC patients get cardiac cath?

  • Cardiac arrest patients who have STEMI on EKG after ROSC tend to have good outcomes (overall survival and intact neurologic survival) if they get cath'ed.
  • According to latest Australian study (all patients with ROSC from OHCA, not STEMI) OR for overall survival is 2.77 and OR 2.2 for good neurologic outcome
  • VT/VF cardiac arrest patients who do not have a  STEMI on EKG: improved survival and likelihood of good neurologic outcomes if cath'ed within 24 hours.
  • Our cardiology department wants all post-ROSC VF/VT patients to have cath lab activation. All other post-ROSC cases, call cardiology to discuss need for cath lab
  • All post-ROSC STEMI should go to cath lab no matter what their neuro status is
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Global Health, Prehospital Medicine Tyler Winders, MD Global Health, Prehospital Medicine Tyler Winders, MD

Prehospital Care, An International Perspective

The State of Affairs

     The morbidity and mortality of trauma on a global perspective is humbling.  Aside from HIV/AIDS and TB, trauma is the chief cause of mortality for 15 to 45 years of age (based on 2002 WHO data).  5.8 million deaths annually.  5.2 million of those deaths, or 90%, occur in low-and-middle-income countries (LMIC’s).  Prehospital care in LMIC’s varies immensely.  Total prehospital time, the training level of prehospital providers, transportation method, and access to emergency medical systems (EMS) are some of the better described aspects of prehospital care in LMIC’s.  The attributes of the prehospital health care delivery system differ significantly on a country by country basis.

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