This is the second part of the Roadside to Resus discussion on asthma. Make sure you’ve listened to part 1 before delving into this one! Part 2 covers Ketamine Ultrasound in asthma NIV in asthma Asthma related cardiac arrest Imaging Management Discharge We hope you enjoy the episode and would love to hear your feedback! Simon, Rob & James   References & Further Reading BTS Asthma Guidelines 2016 Intravenous or nebulised magnesium sulphate versus standard therapy for severe acute asthma (3Mg trial): a double-blind, randomised controlled trial. Goodacre S. Lancet Respir Med. 2013  Detection of pneumothoraces in patients with multiple blunt trauma: use and limitations of eFAST. Sauter TC. Emerg Med J. 2017 Chest wall thickness and decompression failure: A systematic review and meta-analysis comparing anatomic locations in needle thoracostomy. Laan DV. Injury. 2016 TheResusRoom; Needle Thoracostomy podcast TheResusRoom; BTS Asthma Guidelines 2016 podcast LITFL; Non-invasive ventilation (NIV) and asthma Intensiveblog; Asthma mechanical Ventilation Pitfalls BestBets; In a severe Exacerbation of asthma can Ketamine be used to avoid the need for mechanical ventilation in adults?