Anesthesia in the ED

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At SJH, emergency medicine does the trauma airways (kids and adults) and anesthesia responds only if requested. The residents receive strong training in airway management and anesthesia and become quite good, putting them to sleep and paralyze 'em as necessary. We rarely see anesthesia in the ED, and it has not been a problem in the residency's tens year history. DB