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Episode 35 - The Trachea

2015/10/6
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FOAMcast - An Emergency Medicine Podcast

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In this episode, we cover the New York Times article, "What Comes After The Heimlich Maneuver)" and Dr. Seth Trueger's take on this article, "Bad Idea Jeans)." The take home message - cricothyrotomies should be done by experts and we should probably traine ourselves for these a little better.

Then, we cover core content pearls on tracheostomy emergencies and a quick summary of infections in or near the trachea.  Visit foamcast.org) for more as well as generously donated Rosh Review questions.

Thanks y'all!

-Jeremy Faust and Lauren Westafer