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The EvK Trial: Ketamine vs Etomidate for Rapid Sequence Intubation

REBEL EM

Article: Matchett G et al; EvK Clinical Trial Collaborators. Etomidate Versus Ketamine for Emergency Endotracheal Intubation: A randomized Clinical Trial. In contrast, patients in the ketamine arm had higher rates of MICU admissions. Acad Emerg Med. Yet, both agents provide the same outcome, sedation. Intensive Care Med.

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An EM Resident’s Guide to Basic Airway Management

Core EM

In practice we usually jaw thrust in the ED, probably because you shouldnt be flexing or extending the c-spine in most trauma patients, and moreover if were manually opening the airway like this in the emergency department, were probably also bagging the patient, and its easier to jaw thrust while maneuvering the BVM. et al (2022).

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