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Needle Cricothyroidotomy Made Simple:

1. Chloraprep 
2. 14 gauge angiocath 
3. Saline flush 
4. 3mL syringe
5. 7.0
Cricothyroidotomy #Supplies #Checklist ... #CriticalCare #Airway ... #Setup #Instructions
Lateral Canthotomy Procedure Instructions and Supply Checklist

Equipment 
 - Anesthetic 
 - Syringe with 27 gauge
Canthotomy Procedure Instructions ... and Supply Checklist ... Canthotomy #Procedure #Instructions ... Ophthalmology #Supplies #Checklist
Pediatrics Surgical Airway - Percutaneous Cricothyrotomy - Procedure Checklist
Supply Checklist:
 • Sterile gloves, chlorhexidine
 • Lidocaine
Pediatrics Surgical Airway ... Supply Checklist ... for definitive airway ... #Procedure #Checklist ... peds #supplies #supply
Resuscitative Hysterotomy - Procedure Instructions
When? ASAP. Within 4 minutes when possible.
Who? Pregnant patient with uterus above
Hysterotomy - Procedure Instructions ... Compressions, Airway ... Apply fundal pressure ... Hysterotomy #Procedure #Instructions ... #checklist #obstetrics
Perimortem Hysterotomy Instructions

Do 4 minutes into arrest if uterus above the umbilicus

1. Manage Arrest
 • Compressions,
Perimortem Hysterotomy Instructions ... Compressions, Secure airway ... out, then body, apply ... #Hysterotomy #Instructions ... Emergency #management #checklist
ED Thoracotomy Instructions

Getting Into the Chest:
1. Bilateral finger thoracotomies
  • 4th or 5th intercostal space
ED Thoracotomy Instructions ... clots/blood • Apply ... Apply clamp/pressure ... #Thoracotomy #Instructions ... emergency #trauma #checklist
Can’t Intubate, Can’t Oxygenate (CICO) - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
This is the last resort when
Check optimal airway ... maintain anaesthesia: supply ... , supraglottic airway ... ). ❹ Call for airway ... Intraoperative #Checklist
Chronic SVC Stenosis with Caudal Blood Flow of Dilated Abdominal Veins

60 y/o hx of seizures &
flow is always AWAY ... - SVC & IVC obstructions ... #Video #Chest #PhysicalExam
Shifting Dullness to Detect Ascites on Physical Exam
1) Perform with the patient supine.
2) Percuss across the
onto his/her side away ... Shifting #Dullness #PhysicalExam ... #Instructions
The Neurological Evaluation of a Comatose Patient

Definition:
 • Coma: a state of unresponsiveness; the absence of
paratonia) • Apply ... wrists flexed back, away ... caseyalbin #PhysicalExam