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Combined Difficult Airway Society and Vortex Approach to the Emergency Airway

The Emergency Airway Cognitive Tool contains
essentials of the DAS algorithm ... difficult airway management ... Airway #Intubation #Management ... DAS #Difficult #Algorithm ... #Checklist
Cardiac Tamponade - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Caused by an accumulation of blood, pus, effusion fluid
EMERGENCY PERICARDIOCENTESIS ... (sub-xiphoid approach ... Anesthesiology #Anesthesia #Intraoperative ... #Checklist #Diagnosis ... #Management #Workup
Emergency Management of Hyperkalemia in Adults
Assess Patient - Airway Breathing Circulation Disability Exposure (ABCDE) Approach
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Emergency Management ... Exposure (ABCDE) Approach ... mmol/L - Consider cause ... ≥ 6.5 mmol/L - Emergency ... #algorithm #treatment
Cardiac Arrest - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

The probable cause is one or more of: something
nearby theatres / emergency ... on-call / dial emergency ... #Differential # ... Anesthesiology #Anesthesia #Intraoperative ... #Management #Workup
Hypotension - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

Hypotension is commonly due to unnecessarily deep anaesthesia, the autonomic
hypovolaemia or combined causes ... #Hypotension #Differential ... Anesthesiology #Anesthesia #Intraoperative ... #Checklist #Diagnosis ... #Management #Workup
Intraoperative Patient Fire - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Evidence of fire (smoke, heat, odour, flash, flame)
Intraoperative Patient ... hospital fire emergency ... Anesthesiology #Anesthesia #Intraoperative ... #Checklist #Diagnosis ... #Management #Workup
Peri-operative Hyperthermia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
If prolonged or ≥ 39 C this is a
is a clinical emergency ... #Hyperthermia #Differential ... #Causes #Anesthesiology ... #Anesthesia #Checklist ... #Diagnosis #Management
Increased Airway Pressure - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

Using these steps from start to end should
should identify any cause ... Airway #Pressure #Differential ... Anesthesiology #Anesthesia #Intraoperative ... #Checklist #Diagnosis ... #Management #Workup
Efforts to standardize the approach to trauma have led to an algorithmic, thoughtless approach to trauma
standardize the approach ... have led to an algorithmic ... , thoughtless approach ... #Management #Trauma ... BigTrauma #BeforeCT #Checklist
Approach to Tracheostomy Emergencies - OnePager Summary
COMPONENTS OF A TRACHEOSTOMY TUBE:
 • Obturator - inserted into
Approach to Tracheostomy ... This can cause life-threatening ... Surgical management ... Emergencies #diagnosis #differential ... #management #pulmonary