Should EM clinicians be allowed to RSI? - a podcast by Simon Laing, Rob Fenwick & James Yates
from 2016-12-05T15:30
RSI delivered by EM clinicians is common place throughout the globe, in the UK however it still seems a contentious topic, with recent data showing only 20% of ED RSIs being performed by EM clinicians.
I was lucky enough to be asked to talk at the ICS SoA 2016 conference on the topic of EM doctors carrying out RSI's in the UK and this podcast is a copy of that talk.
I hope it provides some context both to UK practitioners and also to those from other countries, who may not understand what the big deal is all about.
Simon
References
The who, where, and what of rapid sequence intubation: prospective observational study of emergency RSI outside the operating theatre. Reid C, et al. Emerg Med J. 2004
Scottish Intensive Care Society: RSI
Difficult Airway Society Guidelines
RCOA Anaesthesia in the Emergency Department Guidelines; Chapter 6.1
John Hinds on RSI at RCEM 2015 Belfast
Draft; AAGBI Guidelines: Safer pre-hospital anaesthesia 2016
AAGBI Pre-hospital Anaesthesia Guideline 2009
Further episodes of The Resus Room
Further podcasts by Simon Laing, Rob Fenwick & James Yates
Website of Simon Laing, Rob Fenwick & James Yates