Knowing Noses – Nasotracheal Intubation Tips and Tricks
It’s been a while since a tips and tricks post. This time around we thought we’d collect some pearls on a topic plenty of learners find a bit challenging – getting that nasal […]
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Airway Knowledge Doesn’t Auto-Update
Well that was a bit of a gap. A quick post on the return about something we all know we know but could do with unknowing – simple stuff on the […]
Better Takeaway Options for Kids
This post is the written version of a talk by Dr Andrew Weatherall for the South African Society of Anaesthesiologists Congress 2017 in Johannesburg. The organising committee extended the invitation […]
Fresh Air
Airway management is just a little bit different in kids. Sometimes it is tough. So wouldn’t you like more time to sort it out? Andrew Weatherall has a quick look at an […]
Slaying Different Dragons – A Quest
A little while ago Dr Andrew Weatherall was asked to give a talk on the difficult paediatric airway. The audience was a variety of emergency medicine doctors, nursing staff and allied […]
Blunt Blows to Small Necks
It might not be that common but it would definitely be memorable. Paediatric airway trauma would make us all sweat. Here’s some quick thoughts from Dr Andrew Weatherall after working through […]
Filling the Gap
Everyone’s got a theory about what to do in the CICO emergency. Unless the CICO situation is all about kids. Andrew Weatherall goes through a recent review on this arising from the […]
Sharing and Skinning Furry Things
If people giving anaesthetics are still using a bunch of different techniques, it’s fair to assume that all those options have their own pros and cons. You could argue that’s true for […]
Straight Talk about Blades and Kids
Some of the more popular posts on this site have been the ones where we vox pop paediatric anaesthetists for their top tips on a topic. The brief is easy: what are […]
Breathing Easy with a Bag in Hand
We all like shortcuts. Video games have cheats to get past the boss at the end of the level. We’ve all snuck in a peak at the end of the […]
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