EM Physician Skills & SIM Day - October 11, 2023
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Airway Management
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1. Video Laryngoscopy
2. Direct Laryngoscopy with Bougie Assist
3. Cricothyrotomy
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G-37UU-p0-A
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q0RVlgwC9rs
4. Awake Intubation Technique:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F_YV-NLrrm4&t=222s
Note the above video is just ONE of many ways to perform this procedure. We will cover a slightly different approach during the clinical skills event. For a written step-by-step document of the approach we will be covering, see below:
Simplified Awake Intubation Approach
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Download PDF • 58KB
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POCUS Guided IV Access
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1. POCUS Creep Technique
2. Central Line Insertion
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Chest Tube Insertion
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1. Seldinger Technique (Pigtail)
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Blakemore Insertion
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1. Blakemore Insertion
https://www.emrap.org/episode/placemenofa/placemenofa
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Lateral Canthotomy
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1. Lateral Canthotomy
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tgQaKVGynFA
Simulation Sessions
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DKA
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1. DKA Physiology Review Video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r2tXTjb7EqU
2. Canadian Diabetes Association Guidelines
https://guidelines.diabetes.ca/cpg/chapter15#f0010
3. ED Approach to DKA
https://emergencymedicinecases.com/dka-recognition-ed-management/
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Pulmonary Embolism
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1. Articles:
https://www.acc.org/latest-in-cardiology/articles/2020/01/27/07/42/management-of-pe
Massive PE Article
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Download PDF • 199KB
In the above article, pay special attention to the pathophysiology of RV failure and nuances in management found on pages 6 and 7
2. Video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PLk6aLTYOTA
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Status Epilepticus
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1. Clinical Summary/General Approach:
https://emergencymedicinecases.com/status-epilepticus/
https://emottawablog.com/2020/07/the-status-on-status-management-of-status-epilepticus/
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Pediatric Asthma
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1. General Approach
https://emergencymedicinecases.com/pediatric-asthma/
2. CPS Clinical Pathways
https://cps.ca/uploads/documents/Figure_1._Clinical_pathways_for_asthma_exacerbation_.pdf
Extra Resources (not necessary to review)
Community ED Management of Severe Respiratory Distress (by Sick Kids ICU Doc & RT)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EXjPgtvCQfM
