 | Airway RIFL Training - Chapter 1 - Introduction The Airway RIFL is a revolutionary device for endotracheal intubation. The RIFL's self-contained LED light source and advanced articulation capabilities navigate most difficult airway situations. It's perfect for emergency physicians, anesthesiologists, and emergency medical technicians. |
 | Living with Sleep Apnea A woman rests easy with an airway device. Watch this and more health videos at: http://www.answerstv.com/health |
 | Airway RIFL Intubation Watch a self-intubation using AI Medical Devices' flagship product - the Airway RIFL. The Airway RIFL is a revolutionary device for endotracheal intubation. The RIFL's self-contained LED light source and advanced articulation capabilities navigate most difficult airway situations. It's perfect for emergency physicians, anesthesiologists, and emergency medical technicians. |
 | Soldier Choking on a tube... Inserting a Nasal Pharyngeal Airway Device... |
 | Positive-Pressure Ventilation w/Face Mask & Bag-Valve device Support & Earn money http://drspook7.blogspot.com/ Providing positive-pressure ventilation with a face mask and a bag-valve device can be a lifesaving maneuver. Although seemingly simple, the technique requires an understanding of the airway anatomy, the equipment, and the indications. This video demonstrates the equipment and technique used to provide positive-pressure ventilation with a face mask and a bag-valve device. |
 | CPAP Continuous Positive Airway Pressure Continuous Positive Airway Pressure (CPAP) This is a bit of what I go through. Here is more on the subject: Forty-five percent of normal adults snore at least occasionally, and 25 percent are habitual snorers. Problem snoring is more frequent in males and overweight persons and it usually grows worse with age. Snoring sounds are caused when there is an obstruction to the free flow of air through the passages at the back of the mouth and nose. Only recently have the adverse medical effects of snoring and its association with Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA) and Upper Airway Resistance Syndrome (UARS) been recognized. Various methods are used to alleviate snoring and/or OSA. They include behavior modification, sleep positioning, Continuous Positive Airway Pressure (CPAP), Uvulopalatopharyngoplasty (UPPP), and Laser Assisted Uvula Palatoplasty (LAUP), and jaw adjustment techniques. What Is Continuous Positive Airway Pressure (CPAP)? Nasal CPAP delivers air into your airway through a specially designed nasal mask or pillows. The mask does not breathe for you; the flow of air creates enough pressure when you inhale to keep your airway open. CPAP is considered the most effective nonsurgical treatment for the alleviation of snoring and obstructive sleep apnea. If your otolaryngologist determines that the CPAP treatment is right for you, you will be required to wear the nasal mask every night. During this treatment, you may have to undertake a significant change in lifestyle. That change could consist of losing weight, quitting smoking, or adopting a new exercise regimen. Before the invention of the nasal CPAP, a recommended course of action for a patient with sleep apnea or habitual snoring was a tracheostomy, or creating a temporary opening in the windpipe. The CPAP treatment has been found to be nearly 100 percent effective in eliminating sleep apnea and snoring when used correctly and will eliminate the necessity of a surgical procedure. So, If I Use A Nasal CPAP I Will Never Need Surgery? With the exception of some patients with severe nasal obstruction, CPAP has been found to be nearly 100 percent effective, although it does not cure the problem. However, studies have shown that longterm compliance in wearing the nasal CPAP is about 70 percent. Some people have found the device to be claustrophobic or have difficulty using it when traveling. If you find that you cannot wear a nasal CPAP each night, a surgical solution might be necessary. Your otolaryngologist will advise you of the best course of action. Should You Consider CPAP? If you have significant sleep apnea, you may be a prime for CPAP. Your otolaryngologist will evaluate you and ask the following questions: * Do you snore loudly and disturb your family and friends? * Do you have daytime sleepiness? * Do you wake up frequently in the middle of the night? * Do you have frequent episodes of obstructed breathing during sleep? * Do you have morning headaches or tiredness? Suitability for CPAP use is determined after a review of your medical history, lifestyle factors (alcohol and tobacco intake as well as exercise), cardiovascular condition, and current medications. You will also receive a physical and otorhinolaryngological (ear, nose, and throat) examination to evaluate your airway. Before receiving the nasal mask, you would need to have the proper CPAP pressure set during a "sleep study." This will complete the evaluation necessary for prescribing the appropriate treatment for your needs. |
 | NIOX MINO Airway Inflammation Monitor NIOX MINO Airway Inflammation Monitor is an easy-to-use handheld device that provides accurate, reproducible and immediate measurement of fractional exhaled nitric oxide (FENO). This is a proven and sensitive indicator of the inflammation that causes the symptoms of airway inflammatory diseases including asthma. For more information call (866)-ASK-NIOX or visit http://www.nioxmino.com. |
 | Airway RIFL Training - Chapter 5c - Thru Supraglottic Device Chapter 5c - Using the Airway RIFL through a supraglottic device |
 | VibraVM demo with Jana Preheim This is a video of 1st time user, Jana Preheim, using a VibraVM on her horse in Colorado. See www.vibraVM.com for more information about this new airway clearance device. |
 | Bag Valve Mask Management of an airway using the BVM device Medical College of Wisconsin EM |
 | Chicago Sleep Apnea http://www.drfiss.com Benjamin Fiss, D.D.S. is a skilled dental practitioner offering a variety of services, including the treatment of snoring which may be caused by a dangerous condition known as sleep apnea, or a blocked airway. To help his patients breathe better while sleeping, Dr. Fiss can custom-make a Thornton Adjustable Positioner (TAP) appliance. Similar to a mouth guard, this device holds the bottom jaw downward and forward, preventing the airway from closing. Please view Dr. Fiss' Web site to learn more about the TAP appliance. |
 | The 'RIGHT WAY' CPR method has tripled the success rate With no pulse, no heartbeat and no vital signs, he lay slumped in the front seat of his Saturn, foot wedged against the accelerator with the car stuck between a tree and a stucco wall in Mertz's townhome complex in Glendale, Arizona. This is the worst-case scenario. If a person's heart stops pumping blood through the body, and they aren't in a hospital, they have only about a 2 percent chance of surviving without serious disability. But Arizona cities including Glendale are starting to find that a few simple steps can radically improve the odds. Less than a minute after his 911 call, Ash could hear the ambulance siren racing from Fire Station 154, barely a mile from the complex. When the truck arrived, a burly medic firefighter named Ruben Florez thumped an urgent rhythm on Mertz's chest, 200 times in the next two minutes, before another medic stepped in and delivered an electric shock from the paddles of a defibrillator. After 600 chest compressions and three electric shocks, a weak pulse returned. Until three years ago, Arizona's success rate in cases like this was no better than most of the country. This past month, however, physicians in the state reported in the Journal of the American Medical Association that a new regimen by paramedics has tripled the success rate, to more than 5 percent. Among patients whose collapse from cardiac arrest was observed, long-term survival went from 4.7 percent to 17.6 percent. In a bold departure from standard practice, paramedics in most Arizona cities do not follow the guidance of the American Heart Association. Instead, they follow a protocol that was developed at the University of Arizona's Sarver Heart Center, largely by Dr. Gordon Ewy. Even after cardiac arrest, Ewy said, there's enough oxygen in the body to feed the brain and keep a person alive for several minutes. But that air helps only if someone compresses the heart to circulate blood. In traditional CPR, rescuers alternate 30 chest compressions with two long "rescue breaths." Paramedics are trained to start by checking the airway, and insert a breathing tube at the start of resuscitation. These extra steps, said Ewy, waste precious time. In Arizona, paramedics skip the breathing step. They simply alternate two minutes of pumping on the chest -- 200 compressions -- wEpinephrine, a powerful stimulant that jump-starts the body's vital systems, is given as soon as possible. Ewy said the Arizona study, along with studies on bystander interventions in Japan and his own animal research, show that resuscitation without additional breathing is superior. "In my mind, the evidence is overwhelming right now," he said. On Monday, just weeks after the Arizona study was published, the AHA revised its official guidelines to promote breathless resuscitation as the preferred method for bystanders without CPR training -- even as it continues to recommend medical professionals such as EMTs continue to incorporate artificial breaths. Dr. Vinay Nadkarni, past chairman of the American Heart Association's Emergency Cardiovascular Care Committee, said it is too soon to say whether Arizona's EMT method is better than the AHA guidelines. He noted that while Arizona paramedics don't stop to give breaths, they do insert a device to keep the airway open. He said the AHA agrees that forceful, "minimally interrupted compressions" are the most important factor in resuscitation. But Nadkarni said the AHA is committed to what works. "If there is a way to save lives, and a system can find a way to save a life, the Heart Association is for it." Crystal Sorenson, a Glendale firefighter and medic for more than 20 years, experienced a vivid example last summer with the case of 48-year-old Daniel Lane. As she pounded his chest, Lane kept grabbing her wrist, struggling to look up. Each time she paused to deliver a defibrillator shock, "he'd let go and drop down, passing out." A similar story inspired Ewy, who told CNN about a recording of a 911 call he heard several years ago, on which dispatchers guided a woman through CPR on her husband while she waited for paramedics to arrive. "After a while, she came back to the phone and said, 'Why is it every time I press on his chest, he opens his eyes, and every time I stop and breathe for him, he goes back to sleep?' " Ewy paused and gave a rueful laugh. "This woman in 10 minutes learned more about cerebral perfusion [getting blood flow to the brain] than we had in 15 or 20 years of CPR research." All that research, Ewy said, pointed to one thing: "You don't stop pressing on the chest for anything." In Glendale, paramedics are convinced they have a good thing going. "I hate to say it, but before, you went in [to a cardiac arrest scene], almost expecting that it wouldn't work," paramedic Matt Juscius said. "Now... it's almost commonplace to have these guys come down to the station." with a single shock from a defibrillator. |
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