Difficult Airways with David Olvera

Update: 2020-05-21

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Difficult airways challenge many EMS providers. David Olvera thinks that using the "HEAVEN" mnemonic to evaluate the patient's size, anatomy and neck mobility, among others, can be helpful in predicting difficulties. Read Olvera's article here. In the latest installment of the Stories From Expo series, our friends at EMS Garage talk to top speakers and thought leaders from the 2019 EMS World Expo in New Orleans.

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