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Jonathan St. George, MD, is the founder of The Protected Airway Collaborative.

PEEP Makes Perfect: A Fresh Look at Preoxygenation

Key Takeaway: Adding PEEP to your preoxygenation strategy can improve oxygenation and ventilation—especially in kids and adults with obesity. If you’re still using a nonrebreather mask, it may be time […]

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Is It the Device, or the Practice?

In the Ongoing Debate, Its Training Over Tools for Laryngoscopy & Intubation New Article Review It shifts the focus away from devices and back onto learning, where it belongs. And […]

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The Future of Medical Education Is Waiting to be Designed

What I Learned By Building The Protected Airway Collaborative By […]

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The Airway Mantra: A Simple Cognitive Tool for Stress-Free Intubation

The Airway Mantra is a mental tool designed to enhance intubation performance by organizing thoughts and boosting focus during high-pressure situations. It simplifies the intubation process, enabling clinicians to act confidently. This powerful concept serves as a vital preparation technique for successful airway management, that should be part of every practitioner's routine.

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Master the Bougie

Master the bougie with The Protected Airway Collaborative’s Evolution of the Tube Introducer course. Boost your airway success with expert techniques and hands-on guidance. Join today! #Bougie #TubeIntroducer #AirwayManagement #ProtectedAirway

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Joyful Learning and Bold Ideas

Recently, the EMS Educator team joined us at PAC25, spending two immersive days diving into our world of airway education. Their visit sparked a powerful conversation on The EMS Educator Podcast, where we explored their firsthand experience with our course and the broader ideas shaping the future of medical education.

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Join the Future of Airway Education

We are revolutionizing airway training through an innovative platform that combines immersive education with evidence-based content. Subscribe to our YouTube channel for updates and support our mission through donations.

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The Evidence for Video Laryngoscopy for the Neonatal Airway

The benefits of video laryngoscopy (VL) have been widely discussed and promoted for adult intubations. However, direct laryngoscopy with a Miller blade remains the go-to option for neonatal airways. 2024 may change that.

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The Critical Language Compendium

language designed to elevate your airway practice About this project Language and communication are critical and often overlooked components of successful airway management. Critical language provides clarity of thought, reduces […]

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Letters to a Young Airway Practitioner

It's that time of year when the new interns are on the steep part of that learning curve. Here is a timeless letter with great advice for the young airway practitioner.

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Why You Need a FONA Kit

The Scalpel Finger Bougie (SFB) technique did away with the old emergency cricothyrotomy kits, and while the old kits should remain in the past, maybe it’s time we rethink the […]

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A Realistic Difficult Airway Trainer for Inhalation Burn Injury

tools of the trade designed to elevate your airway practice […]

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Focus On Hemodynamics in the Peri-Intubation Period

EVIDENCE based airway When it comes to intubation we are […]

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The AMBU aSCOPE

tools of the trade designed to elevate your airway practice TOOLS OF THE TRADE – REVIEW The AMBU aScope is a single-use, flexible bronchoscopy device that can be used for […]

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Jaw Wired Shut? No Problem.

What’s Inside 10 POINTS AVAILABLE Open the guide and visit each poster to collect maximum points. If you are in a PAC pop-up physical space, complete the skills challenges, demonstrate […]

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3D Printing Comes to the Video Laryngoscope

create your own affordable VL training tools At our last in person PAC event, we were fortunate enough to have Bryan Archpru of AirAngelBlade come to join us. Everyone was […]

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