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H’s and T’s Mnemonic - Causes of Cardiac Arrest
H's - Hypovolemia, Hypoxia, Hydrogen Ions (acidosis), Hyperkalemia
Toxins / Tablets, Tamponade ... Thromboembolism (Pulmonary), Trauma ... #Arrest #Causes ... #differential # ... diagnosis #acls #checklist
Thoracic Trauma - Lethal 6 and Hidden 6 of Thoracic Trauma
The Lethal 6 of Thoracic Trauma:
Pneumothorax • Airway ... Hemothorax • Cardiac ... Tamponade • Flail ... #diagnosis #management ... #injuries #differential
Cardiac Arrest - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

The probable cause is one or more of: something
Cardiac Arrest - ... Council (UK) and ERC ... Hypothermia Tamponade ... #Differential # ... #Diagnosis #Management
Cardiac Tamponade - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Caused by an accumulation of blood, pus, effusion fluid
Cardiac Tamponade ... cardiothoracic surgery, trauma ... • Maintain the airway ... arrest trolley ... Intraoperative #Checklist
Can’t Intubate, Can’t Oxygenate (CICO) - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
This is the last resort when
management is in ... trolley and then cardiac ... arrest trolley. ... the laryngeal anatomy ... Intraoperative #Checklist
Hypotension - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

Hypotension is commonly due to unnecessarily deep anaesthesia, the autonomic
consider: o Cardiac ... tamponade → 3-9 ... #Hypotension #Differential ... Intraoperative #Checklist ... #Diagnosis #Management
Shock Types - Classification
State of cellular and tissue hypoxia due to: reduced oxygen delivery, increased oxygen
arrest or decompensated ... tamponade, constrictive ... commonly due to trauma ... types #diagnosis #management ... #criticalcare #differential
Approach to Tracheostomy Emergencies - OnePager Summary
COMPONENTS OF A TRACHEOSTOMY TUBE:
 • Obturator - inserted into
, from suction trauma ... overinflate cuff to tamponade ... Surgical management ... Emergencies #diagnosis #differential ... #anatomy
Resuscitative Thoracotomy
NOTE: this video is NOT standard technique.
Aka "cracking the chest". A potentially life saving technique
Thoracotomy NOTE: this video ... tamponade -cardiac ... arrest or recent ... ERT for blunt trauma ... Thoracotomy #clinical #video