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Cardiff COVID-19 Daily checklist - Matt Morgan
A daily checklist for critically ill #covid19 patients. Concentrates on
Daily checklist ... Morgan A daily checklist ... and escalation decisions ... remove central line ... dr_mattmorgan #checklist
The BLUE-protocol decision tree - performed on dyspneic patients who will be admitted to the ICU

The
BLUE-protocol decision ... with A-lines ... with lung-rockets ... irregular pleural line ... BLUE #protocol #Algorithm
The BLUE-protocol decision tree - performed on dyspneic patients who will be admitted to the ICU

The
BLUE-protocol decision ... with A-lines ... with lung-rockets ... irregular pleural line ... dyspnea-criticalcare-pulmonary-algorithm-pocus
The BLUE-protocol decision tree - performed on dyspneic patients who will be admitted to the ICU

The
BLUE-protocol decision ... with A-lines ... with lung-rockets ... irregular pleural line ... BLUE #protocol #Algorithm
Diagnostic approach to the admitted patient with possible COVID-19

Initial evaluation
- Chest X-ray
- Lung ultrasound (thorough "lawn-mower"
with possible COVID ... Chest X-ray - Lung ... look for focal a-lines ... Nasopharyngeal PCR for COVID ... #algorithm #schema
COVID-19 Intubation Checklist

Personal protective equipment (PPE)
 • Standard PPE
   • N95 or PAPR.
COVID-19 Intubation ... Checklist Personal ... Procedure • Most ... Post-procedure ... #Intubation #Checklist
Chest Tube Placement Checklist
PREPARATION
 o Consent
 o Position Patient
 o Monitoring
 o Time Out
 o Review
Tube Placement Checklist ... Make 1.5 to 2 cm incision ... ensure that the lung ... #ChestTube #Checklist ... #Procedure #Management
ED Thoracotomy Instructions

Getting Into the Chest:
1. Bilateral finger thoracotomies
  • 4th or 5th intercostal space
midline longitudinal incision ... bleeding vessels, lung ... #Instructions #procedure ... emergency #trauma #checklist
General schema for respiratory support in patients with COVID-19
Low flow nasal cannula
 • Typically set at
patients with COVID ... use conventional lung-protective ... Proning is a front-line ... respiratory #support #COVID19 ... hypoxia #failure #algorithm
Surgical Chest Tube for Unstable Pneumothorax or Hemothorax
PREPARE
 • Landmark: Anterior Axillary Line, 4th or 5th
Anterior Axillary Line ... Enter: - 3cm incision ... chesttube #placement #checklist ... #procedure #instructions