A Novel Technique for Temporally Securing a Chest Tube in a Resource-Limited Environment.

In the prehospital, transport, and resource-limited setting, patients with traumatic hemothorax, pneumothorax, or cardiac arrest require emergency tube thoracostomy for stabilization and transport. With the possibility of multiple patients, limited providers, and inability to commit a 1:1 provider-to-patient ratio for safe tubeless thoracostomies, a chest tube is often the safest option. Mercy Health Life Flight Air Medical program has developed practice over decades using towel clamps and tape to achieve securement rapidly and reliably.

Does the Location of Endotracheal Intubation Affect the Success of Airway Management in a Helicopter Air Ambulance Service? A Simulation Study.

Objective: Airway management is a cornerstone of helicopter air ambulance patient management. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the overall quality of airway management of critical care crews in 3 common locations for intubation.

Methods: This was a prospective observational simulation study assessing the overall airway management of critical care providers managing simulated patients in an emergency department, helicopter, and ambulance.

Erratum: This Article Corrects: "Trends in NRMP Data from 2007-2014 for U.S. Seniors Matching into Emergency Medicine".

[This corrects the article on p. 105 in vol. 18, PMID: 28116018.

Trends in NRMP Data from 2007-2014 for U.S. Seniors Matching into Emergency Medicine.

Introduction: Since 1978, the National Residency Matching Program (NRMP) has published data demonstrating characteristics of applicants who have matched into their preferred specialty in the NRMP main residency match. These data have been published approximately every two years. There is limited information about trends within these published data for students matching into emergency medicine (EM).