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Intraosseous (EZ-IO) Access in the Humeral Head of an adult

Rule of 45s:
- 45mm needle
- 45° angle
with pelvic/abdo trauma ... #Management #IOAccess ... Intraosseous #Humerus #Procedure ... #Line #Placement ... #Instructions #
Resuscitative Hysterotomy - Procedure Instructions Reference Card

#Management #OBGyn #Emergency #Resuscitative #Hysterotomy #Algorithm #Procedure #Instructions #Checklist #Teams
Hysterotomy - Procedure ... Instructions Reference ... #Hysterotomy #Algorithm ... #Procedure #Instructions ... #Checklist #Teams
Difficult Airway Algorithm

1. Assess the likelihood and clinical impact of basic management problems: 
 • Difficulty
Difficult Airway Algorithm ... supraglottic airway placement ... surgical airway access ... vs. intubation ... Difficult #airway #algorithm
Airway Intubation Checklist
GATHER/TEST EQUIPMENT: NC, BVM + PEEP Valve, Free flowing IV, EKG, SpO2 monitor, ETT
Checklist GATHER ... VISUALIZATION/TUBE PLACEMENT ... ideally post NG placement ... #checklist #criticalcare ... airway #management #procedure
ED Thoracotomy Instructions

Getting Into the Chest:
1. Bilateral finger thoracotomies
  • 4th or 5th intercostal space
ED Thoracotomy Instructions ... Right mainstream intubation ... #Thoracotomy #Instructions ... #procedure #emergency ... #trauma #checklist
EZ-IO® Device Proximal
Humerus Identification
and Insertion Technique

Insertion:
 • Prepare the site by using antiseptic solution per institutional
#Management #IOAccess ... Intraosseous #Humerus #Procedure ... #Line #Placement ... #Instructions #
Traumatic Cardiac Arrest: ED Thoracotomy Instructions
1. CALL FOR HELP.
2. GATHER SUPPLIES.
   +/- Sterile gloves,
ED Thoracotomy Instructions ... : Sternal saw, trauma ... #Thoracotomy #Instructions ... #procedure #emergency ... #trauma #checklist
Surgical Chest Tube for Unstable Pneumothorax or Hemothorax
PREPARE
 • Landmark: Anterior Axillary Line, 4th or 5th
#chesttube #placement ... #checklist #procedure ... #instructions #
Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy (CRRT) - Overview
Types of CRRT
 • CVVHD - Continuous Veno-Venous hemodialysis -
Continuous Renal Replacement ... Convection requires replacement ... • Post-head trauma ... neurosurgical procedures ... Access: • R
Intraoperative Bronchospasm - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

❶ Call for help and inform theatre team of
or oesophageal intubation ... Plan appropriate placement ... for post-procedure ... Intraoperative #Checklist