Vent Management In The Critical Trauma Patient

Sara Crager, MD (@teachicu) from the ResusX:2026 resuscitation conference: A hypotensive trauma patient s/p a high-speed MVC is bleeding, their sats are only 70% on 100% FiO2, and IR won't take them. Here's a step-by-step approach to diagnosing and fixing critical hypoxemia on the ventilator. 🔍 KEY TOPICS IN THIS VIDEO 00:00 The Case: Crashing Trauma Patient 02:23 Why the Ventilator is Your Best Diagnostic Tool 03:23 Peak vs. Plateau Pressure: The Trauma Differential Diagnosis 08:18 How to Diagnose & Fix a Massive Air Leak 10:34 Positioning & V/Q Matching to Boost Sats FAST 17:08 The PEEP Dilemma: Balancing Hemodynamics & Oxygenation Want to watch the entire ResusX:2026 and earn CME / CEU? Head to http://go.resusx.com right now and enjoy 3 days of high-yield resuscitation education anywhere, anytime! 📢 CONNECT WITH US TikTok:   / criticalcarenow   Instagram:   / criticalcarenow   Facebook:   / criticalcarenow   YouTube:    / criticalcarenow   Linkedin:   / criticalcarenow   #CriticalCare #EM #Trauma #PEEP #PeakPressure #PlateauPressure #VentilatorManagement