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Airway Intubation Checklist
GATHER/TEST EQUIPMENT: NC, BVM + PEEP Valve, Free flowing IV, EKG, SpO2 monitor, ETT
Checklist GATHER ... OPA, Suction, Video ... Capnograph PLAN o Assess ... airway plan o Emergency ... airway #management #procedure
ED Thoracotomy Instructions

Getting Into the Chest:
1. Bilateral finger thoracotomies
  • 4th or 5th intercostal space
Right mainstream intubation ... Apply clamp/pressure ... #Instructions #procedure ... #emergency #trauma ... #checklist #thoracic
Intraoperative Patient Fire - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Evidence of fire (smoke, heat, odour, flash, flame)
Intraoperative Patient ... hospital fire emergency ... avoid N2O • Assess ... • Consider intubation ... #Checklist #Diagnosis
Can’t Intubate, Can’t Oxygenate (CICO) - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
This is the last resort when
maintain anaesthesia: supply ... Front of Neck Access ... CICO #Intubate #Intubation ... Anesthesiology #Anesthesia #Intraoperative ... #Checklist #Diagnosis
Cardiac Arrest - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

The probable cause is one or more of: something
nearby theatres / emergency ... on-call / dial emergency ... presume oesophageal intubation ... • If i.v. access ... Anesthesiology #Anesthesia #Intraoperative
Airway Intubation Checklist
GATHER/TEST EQUIPMENT: NC, BVM + PEEP Valve, Free flowing IV, EKG, SpO2 monitor, ETT
Checklist GATHER ... OPA, Suction, Video ... Capnograph PLAN o Assess ... airway plan o Emergency ... airway #management #procedure
Emergency Evacuation  - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Anaesthetised or sedated patient requires unplanned transfer because
Emergency Evacuation ... any operative procedure ... Consider tracheal intubation ... assemble adequate supply ... #Checklist #Management