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How to Build a Low-Cost Video-Assisted Laryngoscopy Suite for Airway Management Training

Erin Falk, MD* and Adam Blumenberg, MD, MA*^

DOI: https://doi.org/10.21980/J8C068 Issue 8:2 No ratings yet.
Using an anatomically accurate airway simulator, by the end of a 20–30-minute instructional session, learners should be able to: 1) Understand proper positioning and use the video laryngoscope with dexterity, 2) identify airway landmarks via the video screen, and 3) demonstrate ability to intubate a simulated airway.
Current IssueInnovationsProceduresRespiratory

Construction of Soft Prep Cadaver Pericardiocentesis Training Model and Implementation Among Emergency Medicine Residents

Kathryn Oskar, MD* and Dana Stearns, MD^

DOI: https://doi.org/10.21980/J87930 Issue 8:2 No ratings yet.
By the end of this session, residents will gain increased procedural competence and confidence with pericardiocentesis. Residents will be able to identify necessary supplies for the procedure, identify relevant surface anatomy and ultrasound views, and successfully aspirate fluid from model effusion.
Cardiology/VascularInnovationsProcedures

Flipping Tickborne Illnesses with Infographics

Daniel Johnson, DO* and Annahieta Kalantari, DO*

DOI: https://doi.org/10.21980/J83H12 Issue 8:2 No ratings yet.
After participation in this module, learners will be able to 1) list the causative agents for Lyme Disease, Babesiosis, Tularemia, Ehrlichiosis, Anaplasmosis, Tick Paralysis, Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever, and Powassan Virus, 2) identify different clinical features to distinguish the different presentations of tickborne illnesses, and 3) provide the appropriate treatments for each illness.
Current IssueInfectious DiseaseSmall Group Learning

Peripartum Cardiomyopathy

Victoria L Morris, MD*, Carolina Mendoza, MD*, Gowri S Stevens, MD*, Jessica L Wilson, MD*and Adeola A Kosoko, MD*

DOI: https://doi.org/10.21980/J8ZS9M Issue 8:2 No ratings yet.
By the end of this simulation session, learners will be able to: 1) initiate a workup of a pregnant patient who presents with syncope, 2) accurately diagnose peripartum cardiomyopathy, 3) demonstrate care of a gravid patient in respiratory distress due to peripartum cardiomyopathy, 4) appropriately manage cardiogenic shock due to peripartum cardiomyopathy.
Cardiology/VascularCurrent IssueOb/GynSimulation

Acute Exacerbation of COPD

Dominic Pappas, MD* and Amrita Vempati, MD*

DOI: https://doi.org/10.21980/J8V070 Issue 8:2 No ratings yet.
By the end of this simulation, learners will be able to (1) assess for causes of severe shortness of breath, (2) manage severe COPD exacerbation by administering appropriate medications, (3) identify worsening clinical status and initiate NIPPV, (4) assess the causes of hypoxia after establishing endotracheal intubation and, (5) identify indication for needle decompression and perform chest tube thoracostomy.
Current IssueRespiratorySimulation

Botulism due to Drug Use

Timothy Hoffman, MD* and Jennifer Yee, DO*

DOI: https://doi.org/10.21980/J8Q93B Issue 8:2 No ratings yet.
ABSTRACT: Audience: This scenario was developed to educate emergency medicine residents on the diagnosis and management of wound botulism secondary to injection drug use.  Introduction: Botulism is a relatively rare cause of respiratory failure and descending weakness in the United States, caused by prevention of presynaptic acetylcholine release at the neuromuscular junction. This presentation has several mimics, including myasthenia gravis
Current IssueSimulationToxicology