Episode 171 - Surgical Airway Lessons With Dr. Al Lulla

MCHD Paramedic Podcast

One of the most fear-inducing procedures in all of emergency care is the surgical cricothyrotomy. Dr. Al Lulla from Dallas Fire joins the podcast to discuss our recent collaboration on a retrospective look at MCHD's surgical airway experience over the past decade. Can paramedics successfully perform cricothyrotomies? Who needs surgical airway placement in the field? What can we learn for our next "can't oxygenate/can't ventilate" scenario? REFERENCES 1. https://youtu.be/wVQFJR7qmrQ?si=QBUfJd_7oZ3vmEpR 2. Lulla A, Dickson R, Wells M, Gilbert M, Rogers Keene K, Patrick C. Prehospital Surgical Cricothyrotomy in a Ground-Based 9-1-1 EMS System: A Retrospective Review. Prehosp Disaster Med. 2024 Apr 23:1-4.