Some 'alternate-level-of-care' patients the government wants out of hospitals are bedbound with feeding tubes, gaping wounds ...

Two patients bled massively from tracheotomy wounds, and severe tracheal edema, caused by frequent suctioning, almost completely occluded the tracheal lumen in a third. In addition to these ...

Suctioning was commonly performed but rarely improved the view. Conclusions Lack of intubation success was most commonly due to failure to recognise midline anatomical structures. Trainees need to be ...