The Airway Cam Pocket Guide to Intubation
Author : Richard M. Levitan
Publisher : Airway CAM Technologies
Page : 67 pages
File Size : 28,93 MB
Release : 2005-01-01
Category :
ISBN : 9781929018147
The Airway Cam Guide to Intubation & Practical Emergency Airway Management
Author : Richard M. Levitan
Publisher : Airway CAM Technologies
Page : 336 pages
File Size : 17,69 MB
Release : 2004
Category : Medical
ISBN :
Book Description
Provides a practical approach to first pass intubation success. Techniques, airway anatomy, and case examples are illustrated using more than 450 full color photographs, including step-by-step laryngoscopy images from Dr. Levitan's patented Airway Cam. This head-mounted camera aligns with the dominant pupil and permits imaging of laryngoscopy from the operator's perspective. Airway Cam videotapes are used in more than 2,500 hospitals and EMS systems in 25 states.
Core Topics in Airway Management
Author : Ian Calder
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 230 pages
File Size : 41,71 MB
Release : 2005-01-06
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9781139443043
Book Description
This book provides an easy-to-read introduction to this important topic that will be of value to a wide spectrum of healthcare professionals including anaesthetists, intensivists, ODPs, theatre and recovery nurses. Concise but comprehensive chapters from experts in the field cover everything from basic anatomy, physiology and applied physics, through the various methods of maintaining the airway under anaesthesia (supraglottic devices, tracheal intubation, tubes/cuffs, endobronchial and double-lumen tubes) to the problem airway (obstruction by infection, tumour or a foreign body, ENT and maxillo-facial surgery, aspiration, obstetrics, trauma, cervical spine disease, intensive care, the 'lost' airway, extubation and recovery), the paediatric airway, disinfection and cleaning of equipment and finally morbidity, mortality and medico-legal issues. 'Real' clinical scenarios, with patient management questions and model answers, are included throughout, to bring to life some of the key problems encountered in day-to-day practice and enhance the book's utility as a teaching and self-learning tool.
The Airway Manual
Author : Raveendra Shankaranarayana Ubaradka
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 772 pages
File Size : 40,74 MB
Release : 2023-02-15
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9811947473
Book Description
The book provides up-to-date and easy to understand information on airway management with special emphasis on practical management along with required theory background and key points. It covers all aspects of airway management including education, training, audit, controversies, recent advances, case discussion, etc. The book covers all the techniques of airway management like the use of video laryngoscopy, fibre-optic intubation, and retrograde intubation. Further, the book includes a chapter on airway management during transmittable infectious diseases, such as COVID-19. The book also includes separate chapters on the available guidelines; discussion of interesting cases; neonatal airway; and out of hospital airway management. The book is written by experienced authors keeping in mind the unique problems and situations related to this specialized and vital area of patient management. It presents summary and key points in each chapter. Overall, this book provides practical, specialty oriented and patient centered approach to airway management. The book is a useful resource for postgraduate students, residents and fellows in anesthesia, emergency medicine, critical care medicine. It is also relevant for anesthesiologists, intensivists, emergency physicians and internal medicine physicians.
Paramedic, Airway Management
Author : Gregg S. Margolis
Publisher : Jones & Bartlett Learning
Page : 366 pages
File Size : 39,20 MB
Release : 2004
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9780763713270
Book Description
Designated as one of the hottest products at EMS Today 2004! Airway management and ventilation are the highest priorities in patient management. While this statement may seem like an oversimplification, few situations more rapidly cause disability and death than airway and breathing compromise. Maintaining the airway and ensuring breathing are almost always the very first considerations when treating emergency patients. Paramedic: Airway Management is a comprehensive stand-alone program, which meets and exceeds the airway management objectives as outlined in the 1998 U.S. Department of Transportation Paramedic National Standard Curriculum. To view a sample chapter from Paramedic: Airway Management, please visit this web page. Paramedic: Airway Management, written by a paramedic for paramedics, uses a case-based approach to help future paramedics develop analytical skills, while learning the content and skills of airway management.
Hagberg and Benumof's Airway Management,E-Book
Author : Carin A. Hagberg
Publisher : Elsevier Health Sciences
Page : 1192 pages
File Size : 48,4 MB
Release : 2022-08-02
Category : Medical
ISBN : 0323795390
Book Description
Considered the go-to reference in airway management not only in anesthesia practice but also in emergency medicine and intensive care settings, Hagberg and Benumof's Airway Management ensures that practitioners worldwide are familiar and proficient with the most recent developments in equipment and scientific knowledge in this fast-changing area. Covering all aspects of this fundamental practice, the new 5th Edition facilitates the safe performance of airway management for all airway practitioners, regardless of specialty, using a concise, how-to approach, carefully chosen illustrations, and case examples and analysis throughout.The only volume of its kind completely dedicated to airway management, this edition features: - Well-illustrated and tightly focused coverage, with anatomical drawings, charts, algorithms, photos, and imaging studies for quick reference—many new to this edition. - Key Points in every chapter, as well as up-to-date information on the latest ASA guidelines. - Two new chapters covering Combination Techniques and Human Factors in Airway Management; all other chapters have been thoroughly revised to reflect current thinking and practice. - A significantly expanded video library, including intubating the COVID-19 patient and new videos on ultrasonography of the airway. - Enhanced eBook version included with purchase. Your enhanced eBook allows you to access all of the text, figures, and references from the book on a variety of devices.
Core Topics in Cardiothoracic Critical Care
Author : Kamen Valchanov
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 541 pages
File Size : 37,65 MB
Release : 2018-07-05
Category : Medical
ISBN : 1108665675
Book Description
Most patients with critical cardiac or thoracic conditions will at some stage pass through the cardiothoracic critical care unit. Critical care presents more complex clinical data than any other area of medicine. The new edition of Core Topics in Cardiothoracic Critical Care focuses on the latest practise in the management of patients in cardiothoracic intensive care. The practice of cardiothoracic critical care medicine is constantly evolving, and this new edition reflects the modernized learning styles for trainees. Each chapter includes key learning points as well as sample multiple choice questions and answers to assist in exam preparation. This edition also features updated chapters on ECMO, perioperative management of patients undergoing emergency cardiothoracic surgery, and advanced modes of organ support for patients. This text provides key knowledge in a concise and accessible manner for trainees, clinicians and consultants from specialities and disciplines such as cardiology and anaesthesia, and nursing and physiotherapy.
EMRA and AIRWAY-CAM Fundamentals of Airway Management
Author : Richard M. Levitan
Publisher :
Page : pages
File Size : 48,59 MB
Release : 2015-10-23
Category :
ISBN : 9781929854394
Book Description
This pocket guide offers an incrementalized approach to intubation and emergency airway management. Full-color images illustrate key points of this critical component of emergency care, and the step-by-step approach makes it easy to absorb, retain, recall, and implement the steps to secure an airway when time is of the essence.
Intubating the Critically Ill Patient
Author : Rachel Garvin
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 139 pages
File Size : 13,5 MB
Release : 2020-11-19
Category : Medical
ISBN : 303056813X
Book Description
Intubating critically ill patients is a process that requires a well-thought-out, step-by-step plan, specific to each patient. This book teaches the steps necessary to predict, prepare, perform, and provide pre and post-intubation care. The focus of the book is not on how to intubate, but rather all the steps leading up to and after the tube goes in. From the EMS stretcher to the ICU bed, this book has easily accessible, practical information for these tenuous patients, and answers the who, what, where, when and how of airway management. Included are specific chapters on special patient populations outlining the process of intubating patients with neurologic injury, cardiovascular compromise, sepsis, trauma and those with obesity Intubating the Critically Ill Patient: A Step-by-Step Guide for Success in the ED and ICU is an essential resource for physicians, medical students, and allied health professionals in emergency medicine and intensive care settings.
Anesthesia for Otolaryngologic Surgery
Author : Basem Abdelmalak
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 371 pages
File Size : 28,73 MB
Release : 2012-10-18
Category : Medical
ISBN : 1139789481
Book Description
Anesthesia for Otolaryngologic Surgery offers a comprehensive synopsis of the anesthetic management options for otolaryngologic and bronchoscopic procedures. Authored by world authorities in the fields of anesthesiology and otolaryngology, both theoretical concepts and practical issues are addressed in detail, providing literature-based evidence wherever available and offering expert clinical opinion where rigorous scientific evidence is lacking. A full chapter is dedicated to every common surgical ENT procedure, as well as less common procedures such as face transplantation. Clinical chapters are enriched with case descriptions, making the text applicable to everyday practice. Chapters are also enhanced by numerous illustrations and recommended anesthetic management plans, as well as hints and tips that draw on the authors' extensive experience. Comprehensively reviewing the whole field, Anesthesia for Otolaryngologic Surgery is an invaluable resource for every clinician involved in the care of ENT surgical patients, including anesthesiologists, otolaryngologists and pulmonologists.
