The course duration is 1hr 15min.
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Dr. James C. DuCanto is an anesthesiologist with 20+ years experience. He is passionate about airway management and minimising the risks of aspiration and its subsequent effects. His passion has led him to develop the SALAD technique, which he is teaching to colleagues around the globe.
Dr. DuCanto currently works at the Advocate Aurora St. Luke’s Medical Centre in Milwaukee, Winsconsin, where he serves as a staff anesthesiologist, Director of the Simulations Centre, and Director of the Anesthesiology rotation for students and residents.
Improving emergency airway management for critically ill patients relies on techniques that enhance first-pass success, as serious complications in this setting occur with repeated attempts. The Suction-Assisted Laryngoscopy (with simultaneous) Airway Decontamination technique (“SALAD technique”) is intended to address the principal issues which cause the failure of basic and advanced airway management on the first attempt. The SALAD technique offers a stepwise method to manage a contaminated and swollen airway by utilizing the rigid suction catheter to remove airway contaminants while simultaneously creating space amidst swollen tissues of the airway in a simple and effective manner. The SALAD technique is applicable to basic airway management as well, as its principals and techniques apply to the use of face mask ventilation, oral airway insertion as well as the insertion and decontamination of supraglottic airways.
Physicians and Nurses in Emergency Medicine and Critical Care Medicine, Paramedics, and Rural GP's
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