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EM Educator: Teach Praxis Hunt Signal Slay Noise. Decision making, Error, Feedback. Conference CPR. Podcast https://t.co/0o5Pse8h5s
Jul 3, 2020 10 tweets 2 min read
Ok, I am sorry we are here, but here we are.

Many of you health care workers are where I was a few months ago.

Listen: Testing will be quickly overwhelmed or is already.

Talk to your lab now. What form expedites, what's routine?
Who gets tested? Make yr protocol. Over-communicate the protocol to staff.
TELL THEM it's going to change as you go.

"No plan survives contact w the enemy."
Mar 28, 2019 12 tweets 4 min read
How to Kill an Asthmatic by
@CriticalCareNow

35M asthmatic hx mult intubations

Nebs and Mg and steroids but no better.
#SMACC Waiting for Heliox...and waiting.

Pt. says "I'm going to die. Intubate me."

Difficult intubation, 4 attempts.
Get the tube, then arrests.
Extended code, then called.
#SMACC