Author Description

This is the first book dedicated strictly to Rapid Sequence Intubation and Rapid Sequence Airway. It is written in an easy to read conversational style by a noted airway educator. All aspects of RSI are covered in an evidence-based Basic Principles, Pharmacology, The Difficult and Missed Airway, The Multiple Attempts Algorithm, Pediatric Considerations, The 10 Ps, Legal Issues, Documentation and Quality Assurance. The 192 page text is supplemented with over 100 color photos and illustrations, tables and case scenarios, as well as color-coding to highlight key points, pitfalls and evidence-based material. Scott DeBoer RN,MSN, EMT-P Flight nurse, University of Chicago Journal of Emergency “I loved this book.. It is almost as if you were sitting down and talking about airway management with an experienced mentor.” Mel Herbert, MD Founder/Editor, EM-Rap From EM-Rap, August 2009: “It is a really fun book. It’s very full of pictures and lots of good information.. it’s very readable. It is pretty and well put together.” Irvin Smith, MD Anesthesiologist/EMS Medical Director Paducah, “All I can say is "WOW", great job....Your text is the best, most concise treatment of RSI and pre-hospital advanced airway management that I have seen. It is easy to read and hard to put down.” Daniel Davis, MD University of San “I very much like the broad scope, that underscores the philosophical approach to airway management..” Bryan Bledsoe, MD University of “I have looked through the book and think you and the University did an excellent job. It is well-written, well laid out, and nicely composited.” Francis X. Guyette, MD University of Pittsburgh Annals of Emergency Medicine August 2009: “The book covers all the salient points necessary to perform emergency airway management…” William G. Fernandez, MD, MPH Boston University Academic Emergency Medicine 2009 “Exceptional work.”