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Combined Difficult Airway Society and Vortex Approach to the Emergency Airway

The Emergency Airway Cognitive Tool contains
Airway The Emergency ... management in stressful ... #Intubation #Management ... DAS #Difficult #Algorithm ... #Checklist
An Algorithm for the Management of Seizures

The management of active seizures is algorithmic, starting with a
the Management ... assessment of airway ... nasopharyngeal airway ... follows a stepwise approach ... #Management #Emergency
Emergency Management of Hyperkalemia in Adults
Assess Patient - Airway Breathing Circulation Disability Exposure (ABCDE) Approach
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Emergency Management ... Assess Patient - Airway ... Exposure (ABCDE) Approach ... mmol/L - Consider cause ... #algorithm #treatment
The Trauma Call Timeline

- A trauma team assembles rapidly in response to a major trauma alert
leader, usually an emergency ... assessment of airway ... to guide early management ... Assessment #Teamwork #Approach ... #Checklist
Cardiac Arrest - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

The probable cause is one or more of: something
nearby theatres / emergency ... on-call / dial emergency ... CardiacArrest #Checklist ... #Differential # ... #Diagnosis #Management
Airway Intubation Checklist
GATHER/TEST EQUIPMENT: NC, BVM + PEEP Valve, Free flowing IV, EKG, SpO2 monitor, ETT
Checklist GATHER ... HOpI killers) o Approach ... plan o Emergency ... #intubation #checklist ... #management #procedure
Hypotension - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

Hypotension is commonly due to unnecessarily deep anaesthesia, the autonomic
hypovolaemia or combined causes ... pressure as a cause ... #Hypotension #Differential ... Intraoperative #Checklist ... #Diagnosis #Management
Increased Airway Pressure - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

Using these steps from start to end should
surgery related cause ... Consider potential causes ... #Pressure #Differential ... Intraoperative #Checklist ... #Diagnosis #Management
Cardiac Tamponade - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Caused by an accumulation of blood, pus, effusion fluid
• Maintain the airway ... EMERGENCY PERICARDIOCENTESIS ... (sub-xiphoid approach ... Intraoperative #Checklist ... #Diagnosis #Management
Intraoperative Patient Fire - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Evidence of fire (smoke, heat, odour, flash, flame)
Guidelines for Crises ... hospital fire emergency ... Guidelines for crises ... Intraoperative #Checklist ... #Diagnosis #Management