Difficult Airway

[GasEmDee]

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I like it when the RT has been moving ZERO air despite pumping the ambu bag frantically because he/she was never taught how to friggen mask a patient or even put in a damn oral airway.

You can push on the chest all ya want but if you aint moving air whats the point.

This one baffles me too. You see them mashing the mask down on the patients face, sometimes to the point where they are pushing the chin down towards the chest....and no one is looking for chest rise.

 

[Arch Guillotti]

I recently used 40mg of sux during induction of an average adult which provided enough muscle relaxation (although a little slower to take effect) as as an example of the potency of sux. I agree that large doses of sux are rarely needed.

Did they fasiculate as much as when you use the larger doses? I've never used the low dose. We also seem to give at least 120 or more. I've had to bite the bullet a few times out on the floor and give sux and I have always used the larger dose.