Episode three of Standing Orders: The Podcast takes on a controversial topic this week. Dr. Chris Russi, Brad Buck, Matt Fults, and JD Graziano are joined by Dr. Ray Fowler and Dr. Keith Wesley in an episode titled "A Hot Potato" - The Future of Pre-hospital Airway Management.

In this episode the future of endotracheal intubation is discussed along with the combitube and the King LT airway. Several journal articles are discussed and can be found at the bottom of this post.

Burns et al. Emergency airway placement by EMS providers: comparison between the King LT supralaryngeal airway and endotracheal intubation. Prehosp Disaster Med (2010) vol. 25 (1) pp. 92-5

Cudnik et al. Endotracheal intubation increases out-of-hospital time in trauma patients. Prehospital emergency care : official journal of the National Association of EMS Physicians and the National Association of State EMS Directors (2007) vol. 11 (2) pp. 224-9

Davis. Early ventilation in traumatic brain injury. Resuscitation (2008) vol. 76 (3) pp. 333-40

Davis et al. The impact of prehospital endotracheal intubation on outcome in moderate to severe traumatic brain injury. J Trauma (2005) vol. 58 (5) pp. 933-9

Gaither et al. Tongue Engorgement Associated With Prolonged Use of the King-LT Laryngeal Tube Device. Annals of Emergency Medicine (2009) pp.

Hubble et al. A Meta-Analysis of Prehospital Airway Control Techniques Part II: Alternative Airway Devices and Cricothyrotomy Success Rates. Prehospital Emergency Care (2010) vol. 14 (4) pp. 515-530

Lyon et al. Field intubation of cardiac arrest patients: a dying art?. Emerg Med J (2010) vol. 27 (4) pp. 321-3

Russi et al. A Comparison of the King-LT to Endotracheal Intubation and Combitube in a Simulated Difficult Airway. Prehospital emergency care : official journal of the National Association of EMS Physicians and the National Association of State EMS Directors (2008) vol. 12 (1) pp. 35-41

Russi et al. A pilot study of the King LT supralaryngeal airway use in a rural Iowa EMS system. International Journal of Emergency Medicine (2008) pp. 4

Russi et al. The laryngeal tube device: a simple and timely adjunct to airway management. The American journal of emergency medicine (2007) vol. 25 (3) pp. 263-7