blindsideflank
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i was always introduced as a `student` it was sneaky i guess but i think people assumed i was a med student. I had no problems with consent.
I didnt get an opportunity for difficult airways in patients that were likely to desaturate quickly (obese copd) but my anesthetist pushed me to experience difficult airways by holding c-spine and doing some ELM (more like reverse BURP or jaw manipulation) to make it hard. He really pushed for me to use a bougie to the point that it is almost my go to (make your first chance your best chance).
he would also paralyze when i was preoccupied then walk away and say `hey, your patient is desatting, i hope you already assessed if he will be easy to bag``... haha it was always mild panic but it sure boosted my skillséconfidence
I didnt get an opportunity for difficult airways in patients that were likely to desaturate quickly (obese copd) but my anesthetist pushed me to experience difficult airways by holding c-spine and doing some ELM (more like reverse BURP or jaw manipulation) to make it hard. He really pushed for me to use a bougie to the point that it is almost my go to (make your first chance your best chance).
he would also paralyze when i was preoccupied then walk away and say `hey, your patient is desatting, i hope you already assessed if he will be easy to bag``... haha it was always mild panic but it sure boosted my skillséconfidence