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Podcast #118 - Confirming Intubation with Ultrasound

TOTAL EM - Tools Of the Trade and Academic Learning in Emergency Medicine

English - October 23, 2018 17:00 - 11 minutes - 10.8 MB - ★★★★★ - 71 ratings
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Previous Episode: Podcast #117 - Check the Bladder Before the Radiology Performed Ultrasound
Next Episode: Podcast #119 - POCUS Improves Abscess Management

There are many ways to confirm successful intubation.  Some are better than others, but they all have limitations.  One newer approach is the use of point of care ultrasound (POCUS) to provide real-time confirmation of tube placement.  We will talk about how to do this exam and its evidence in this blog and podcast.