Ep 101 - PreOxygenation and Why Words Matter
From The EMS Lighthouse Project by Long Pause Media | FlightBridgeED
August 18, 2025 · 35 min · Episode 101
About this episode
The episode discusses the importance of preoxygenation strategies and the implications of recent research findings on the topic.
We've covered pre-oxygenation strategies and intubation alot on this podcast, mayber more than anyting else. We covered the definition of FPS in E74, the DEVICE trial on DL vs VL in E75, and the PREOXI trial of NIV vs Mask Pre-oxygenation in E86. Now we have another Preoxygenation paper, this one that reports no difference between preoxygenation with BVM and face mask. WTAF? Better listen, because it turns out words matter, definitions are... definitional, and we absolutely MUST read more than just the abstract. Citations: 1. Gottlieb M, Alexander R, Love AK: Comparison of Preoxygenation Strategies for Intubation of Critically Ill Patients. Annals of Emergency Medicine. doi: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2025.06.621 (Epub ahead of print). 2. Chou CD, Palakshappa JA, Haynie H, Garcia K, Long D, Gibbs KW, White HD, Ghamande S, Dagan A, Stempek S, et al.: Association of Two Preoxygenation Approaches With Hypoxemia During Tracheal Intubation: A Secondary Analysis. Annals of Emergency Medicine. doi: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2025.06.003 (Epub ahead of print). 3. Pitre T, Liu W, Zeraatkar D, Casey JD, Dionne JC, Gibbs KW, Ginde AA, Needham-Nethercott N, Rice TW, Semler MW, et al.: Preoxygenation…
Topics covered
- preoxygenation
- intubation
- critical care
- medical research
- definitions
- hypoxemia
Keywords
- preoxygenation
- intubation
- BVM
- face mask
- hypoxemia
- critical patients
- medical definitions
- research studies
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Long Pause Media, FlightBridgeED
Books & works: Annals of Emergency Medicine, The Lancet Respiratory Medicine
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