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Equipment Checklist for Peritonsillar Abscess (PTA) Drainage: 
 • 18g spinal needle with sheath guard, with
Equipment Checklist ... Peritonsillar Abscess ... Drainage #Equipment #Supply ... #Supplies #Checklist ... #Management #Emergency
Implementation of an emergency department sign-out checklist improves transfer of information at shift change.

J Emerg Med.
Implementation of an emergency ... department sign-out checklist ... #Management #Dashboard ... Shift #Signout #Checklist
Emergency Department I&D Checklist - reuben strayer @emupdates 

#Management #Abscess #Incision #Drainage #Checklist
Emergency Department ... I&D Checklist - ... @emupdates #Management ... #Abscess #Incision ... #Drainage #Checklist
Mains Electricity Failure - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Unexpected total power failure is rare and unpredictable.
Check mains oxygen supply ... equipment (Box C). ❽ Assess ... with intact mains supply ... Intraoperative #Checklist ... #Diagnosis #Management
Airway Intubation Checklist
GATHER/TEST EQUIPMENT: NC, BVM + PEEP Valve, Free flowing IV, EKG, SpO2 monitor, ETT
Airway Intubation Checklist ... OPA, Suction, Video ... Capnograph PLAN o Assess ... airway plan o Emergency ... #intubation #checklist
Cardiac Arrest - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

The probable cause is one or more of: something
nearby theatres / emergency ... on-call / dial emergency ... • If i.v. access ... anaesthesia #CardiacArrest ... #Diagnosis #Management
Resuscitative Hysterotomy - Procedure Instructions
When? ASAP. Within 4 minutes when possible.
Who? Pregnant patient with uterus above
Cardiac Arrest Management ... Apply fundal pressure ... #Instructions #checklist ... #obstetrics #emergency
Perimortem Hysterotomy Instructions

Do 4 minutes into arrest if uterus above the umbilicus

1. Manage Arrest
 • Compressions,
out, then body, apply ... Instructions #Obstetrics #Emergency ... #management #checklist
Can’t Intubate, Can’t Oxygenate (CICO) - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
This is the last resort when
optimal airway management ... maintain anaesthesia: supply ... Front of Neck Access ... Intraoperative #Checklist ... #Diagnosis #Management
Intraoperative Patient Fire - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Evidence of fire (smoke, heat, odour, flash, flame)
hospital fire emergency ... avoid N2O • Assess ... Intraoperative #Checklist ... #Diagnosis #Management