RE: Retrograde intubation

[Ken Lawson-Williams <Macgyver@FlightMedicMail.com>]

Could you please send a protocol copy here (Medflight, Yellowknife) also?

Fly Safe. 
Ken L-W CCEMT-P/WMT

"If in the last few years you haven't discarded a major opinion or 
acquired a new one, check your pulse. You may be dead."
- Gelett Burgess


--- "Robert Cole" <EMCOLERS@adaweb.net> wrote:
>
>Our next door neighbor, Canyon County Paramedics uses Retrograde. Many of u=
>s (myself included) have been through the training , which includes using p=
>ig tracheas and/or goats. While I haven't done it on a real patient, I thin=
>k its a valuable addition to difficult airway management, and a good option=
> to traditional surgical airways.=20
>Just fey: we did discuss including retrograde in our procedures here at ACE=
>MS, but decided to keep our focus on the skills we already had (surgical ai=
>rways) and increase training time on that instead, we also expanded our pro=
>tocols quite a bit and this wasn't a good year to add even more.
>Email me and I can send you protocols, etc.
>
>Hope this helps.
>Robert S. "Steve" Cole
>Paramedic, CCEMTP
>Education Department
>Ada County Paramedics=20
>208-375-7079
>emcolers@adaweb.net
>
>"...A mind stretched with new ideas never regains its former shape"
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>Wrom: DRZFSQHYUCDDJBLVLMHAALPTCXLYRWTQTIPWIGYOKSTTZR
>Sent: Saturday, July 20, 2002 1:12 PM
>To: flightmed@flightweb.com
>Subject: Retrograde intubation
>
>
>I am interested in hearing if any services are using Retrograde intubations=
>.=20=20
>I would be interested in protocols, and if you have incountered any=20
>difficulties.  You may e-mail me with response. Thanks.
>Deke Bell
>Flight Medic
>KY LifeNet
>
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