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A Camel Through the Eye of a Needle (or A Tube Through the Nose of a Sick Patient)

When the mouth is off limits, nasal intubation can be a valuable technique for gaining an emergency airway.
- Dr. Rich Levitan
 

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Posted on January 12, 2016 by Michael Macias and filed under Airway and tagged Difficult Airway Fiberoptic Intubation Angioedema.
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Button Battery Ingestion

According to Poison Control, about 3,300 button battery ingestions occur each year in the United States, with about two thirds of those cases occurring in patients younger than 6 years old.  

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Posted on January 4, 2016 by Michael Macias and filed under Toxicology and tagged Button Battery Ingestion Pediatrics.
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