Years ago I somehow got involved in a project called the Vortex Approach . A cognitive aid concept created by Melbourne anaesthetist Dr Nicholas Chrimes that aimed to improve doctors recognition and management of DIFFICULT AIRWAYS & in particular the Cannot Intubate Cannot Oxygenate scenario .
A group of us pooled money to create a phone app whilst Nick created a website and designs out of his own money . Nick has now evolved the concept to the point it is nationally and internationally recognised and his designs and teaching appear in many of the rural and tertiary hospitals across Australia . He has also established a Safe Airway society in Australia .
As you can see from the video above of Dr Ben Mckenzie telling the tragic story of his son Max suffering anaphylaxis & ensuing hypoxic cardiac arrest , CICO deaths still occur in Melbourne , the home …