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  • endotracheal intubation of a person who is difficult to intubate because of obesity, obstruction, trauma, and a host of other reasons you wouldn't believe if I typed them.

    September 1, 2009

  • But I find myself perversely wishing you would ...

    September 1, 2009

  • just remember... you asked... airway obstruction because patient swallowed the heel of her shoe (see CCFCCP). geriatric patients had a fist fight at the nursing home and shattered denture pieces occluded the airway. guard rail through the trachea (amongst other things). rebar through the back of the throat Sure you want to know more?? How about complete oral cavity obstruction because the patientS were having a marshamallow and cracker eating contest and it turned in to paste like cement in their throat. Frat party turned balloon beer bongs in to bad breathing ideas when they inhaled them over their larynx. How does more than one person do this in sequence? We can fix alot of things, but we can't fix stupid!

    September 1, 2009

  • Err, nice! Thanks for the examples.

    September 1, 2009