With a DIY Trainer Demo + Q&A
Massive hemoptysis is the definition of a High Acuity, Low Occurrence (HALO) event. When it happens, seconds count, and the team needs a clear plan, precise roles, and tools that work in messy reality. We’ll show you how to prepare, how to act, and how to win the first five minutes.
- Cost: This is a free and open-access resource. Consider making a contribution or subscribing to us to support our efforts to create more great events.
- Date & Time: Monday, October 6, 2025, at 3:00 PM ET
- Where: Live on our YouTube channel (subscribe and tap the bell to get the alert)
- Hosts: Oscar Mitchel, MD, & Jonathan St George, MD
What you’ll see
- New task trainer walkthrough: Design features that make hemoptysis training realistic and high yield
- Step-by-step HALO setup: Roles, gear, suction optimization, cognitive aids, fallback plans
- Airway control under fire: SALAD-style suction choreography, mainstem intubation of the non-bleeding lung, strategies for selective ventilation and isolation
- Positioning and physiology: Bleeding-lung down, oxygenation first, hemodynamic rescue, when to escalate
- Team choreography: Closed-loop communication, shared mental models, checklists you can print and use tomorrow
- Live Q&A: Bring cases, pitfalls, and gear questions
Who should join
Emergency medicine clinicians, ICU and anesthesia colleagues, paramedics and prehospital teams, respiratory therapists, simulation educators, and anyone responsible for resuscitation and airway safety.
How to participate
- Register below, and we’ll send a reminder for the stream with a link.
- Invite your team and watch together in the sim lab or ED conference room
- Bring questions for live Q&A, and we will answer as many as we can in real time
We’re thrilled to offer this event at no cost. But behind the scenes, it takes a small, dedicated team of airway educators—and some real overhead—to make it possible.
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Take-home resources
We’ll share a concise hemoptysis HALO checklist, a setup diagram, and links to practice drills you can run with your team after the stream.
Add it to your calendar
- Monday, October 6, 2025
- 3:00–4:00 PM Eastern Time
- Location: YouTube Live, The Protected Airway Collaborative channel
Help us spread the word
Feel free to pass this along. and forward this link to colleagues and trainees. Post the stream link on your social media, add it to your weekly conference, and tag us during the event.
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