đź•– Reading Time, 6 minutes There has been recent discussion about the rarity of significant complications from nasopharyngeal airway (NPA) placement. Many chalk the cases of inadvertent intracranial placement as essentially “something that never happens.” We were asked by a …
đź•– Reading Time, 7 minutes The ability of a nasal pharyngeal airway (NPA) to maintain a patent airway is dependent on both the NPA’s internal diameter and length. Proper placement of a nasal pharyngeal airway ideally involves the tip of …
Airway control remains the top priority for field treatment of burn casualties.1  Hypovolemic and distributive shock can occur in burned patients but they are usually a late consequence. An inhalational burn injury can double a casualty’s burn mortality.2 Upper …
Although dedicated medical equipment is always preferred, if the only thing that is going to keep someone from dying is a creative solution, you better get creative. Using everyday items, including a Zebra F-701 pen, we complete an improvised surgical …
The North American Rescue tracheostomy airway with bougie introducer is demonstrated in a surgical airway. This an excerpt from our Complete Tactical Casualty Care course skills station ….