Wed.Mar 22, 2023

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ANESTHESIA IN OUTER SPACEĀ 

The Anesthesia Consultant

An astronaut en route to Mars develops severe abdominal pain, nausea, and vomiting. A fellow crew member examines him and finds significant tenderness and guarding in the right lower quadrant of his abdomen. The crew members teleconference with physicians on Earth, with a 20-minute communication delay because of the 140-million mile distance between them.

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Jefferson DNP Nurse Anesthesia students get hands-on practice

PANA

The Impact of Simulation-Based Education Utilizing 3D-Printed Task Trainers to Improve Surgical Airway Preparedness Students in the DNP-Nurse Anesthesia Program (jefferson.edu) at the Jefferson School of Nursing are practicing various difficult airway scenarios using the Emergency Cricothyrotomy (EC) procedure on 3D-printed tracheas. BACKGROUND : Anesthesia providers are highly skilled at performing basic airway management but also must remain proficient in difficult airway scenarios requiring e

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