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

An Easy Way to Remember if Sux is Safe for Your Patient

Succinylcholine (Sux) is a depolarizing skeletal muscle relaxant. It combines with […]

Be Great at the Bag Valve Mask

A Podcast DESIGNED TO ELEVATE YOUR AIRWAY PRACTICE Join us as we explore the strange disconnect between this supposedly fundamental skill set and its real world implementation. Introduction When the […]

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Anatomy of the Bag Valve Mask

A NEXTGEN LEARNING SPACE DESIGNED TO ELEVATE YOUR AIRWAY PRACTICE It lives in or nearby almost every clinical space, but when was the last time you really took a close […]

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Glidescope CORE

Tools of the Trade designed to elevate your airway practice Start here Glidescope Intro Video Check out the product video from Verathon to get a first look at what this […]

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Emergency Thoracotomy

A NEXTGEN LEARNING SPACE Emergency Thoracotomy I’ve had a few requests to post this video since we recorded it in early 2020. I was waiting until I completed the overlays […]

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Learning for Humans

Searching for the Heart of Medical Education What role does inspiration play in the life of a physician’s education? Is it valued in healthcare, in continuing education, or as a […]

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Rapid Sequence Intubation

Rapid sequence intubation (RSI) is the virtually simultaneous administration of a sedative and a neuromuscular blocking (paralytic) agent to render a patient rapidly unconscious and flaccid in order to facilitate emergent […]

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To a Young Airway Trainee

timeless Advice on how to build a successful emergency airway strategy One gentle spring afternoon I had the sad task of going through the office belongs of one of my […]

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The Learning Installation

A Next Generation Training System The MedEDge Approach The learning installation explores a new frontier in medical education: the merging of digital and physical space to create self-directed, immersive, interactive […]

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COVID19 Intubation Protocol

Need to intubate your COVID19 patient? Here's our protocol developed by our frontline COVID19 intubation team.

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Be Great at Face Mask Ventilation

Everything old is new again! Delivering O2 via face mask ventilation is one of the most important (and under-appreciated) skills in airway management. In the age of #covid19 this is even more true #EMIQdaily #PACairway

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COVID19 Airway

With over 200 COVID19 intubations, Ralph Slepian MD shares their experience and the lessons learned from a team-based approach to safely managing the airway of COVID19 patients. We understand the […]

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Pre-Oxygenation

Build an effective strategy for preventing hypoxia during intubation This topic is so important in airway management that #NoDesat has become a trending meme on Twitter. You can be an average […]

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