Succinylcholine - Rapid Sequence Intubation 

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Ross, thank you so much for this! I am an emergency physician myself. I don’t know why Emergency physicians are more comfortable with rocuronium. Maybe it is a cultural thing, but when I did my residency, it was the paralytic we used the most. I will add though, that I did give more of a consideration for succinylcholine for patient’s that were bound to go to the neurological ICU and require RSI given it’s shorter duration of action and the neuro ICU’s heavy reliance on neurological exam.

A. Joseph, good luck on that exam!

@@medzcool How are peoplenot dying without being able too breathe for 10 min

@@chefdevil22 the point of the drug is so it can be used for intubation. Intubation is an Advanced Airway that can be put in if a patient can't maintain their airway. A Endotracheal Tube is inserted through the mouth, the Oropharnx, and the Larynx (Vocal Chords) and into the trachea. A Endotracheal Tube allows for them to maintain airway patency. Once a endotracheal tube is inserted, the Patient should be ventilated by positive pressure ventilations (Bag Valve Mask, Continous Positive Airway Pressure device, or a Flow Restricted Oxygen-Powered Ventilation Device.) The way you can tell a endotracheal tube is working is Proper Chest rise and fall and eve chest rise in fall.

Did it paralysed your whole body or worked like local anesthesia ?

@@rinkiyakepapa4146 I was totally paralyzed but it wore off within an hour after waking up from the other stuff...

Delusional much? 💀