Air Care Series: Refractory Hypoxemia & ARDS

Air Care Series: Refractory Hypoxemia & ARDS

Transport of the ARDS patient is fraught with risk. These patients are at high risk of decompensation, which can be disastrous in the back of an ambulance or helicopter. The primary goal for critical care transport teams should be safe arrival of both the crew and patient to their destination. As such, if patients are achieving an adequate oxygen saturation at the referring facility, the better part of valor is to continue the current course, even if ventilator settings are suboptimal. If ventilator changes need to be made due to inadequate oxygenation, ventilation, or other factors, strong consideration should be given to LPV settings. Review the management literature behind ARDS management in 2020 with Chris Shaw, MD.

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Grand Rounds Recap 11.15.17

Grand Rounds Recap 11.15.17

In this week's Grand Rounds, we had the honor of our guest lecturer, ED/critical care pioneer Dr. Kyle Gunnerson, teach us about ED ECMO and implementing the concept of the ED-ICU. That was followed by our Air Care Grand Rounds curriculum with a mix of hands-on practical learning, didactics and simulation sessions.

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