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ED Thoracotomy Instructions

Getting Into the Chest:
1. Bilateral finger thoracotomies
  • 4th or 5th intercostal space
Right mainstream intubation ... Asystole and no tamponade ... #Instructions #procedure ... #emergency #trauma ... #checklist #thoracic
Airway Intubation Checklist
GATHER/TEST EQUIPMENT: NC, BVM + PEEP Valve, Free flowing IV, EKG, SpO2 monitor, ETT
Checklist GATHER ... OPA, Suction, Video ... MANAGEMENT o ... ) o Chest radiograph ... #procedure
Cardiac Arrest - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

The probable cause is one or more of: something
presume oesophageal intubation ... Council (UK) and ERC ... Hypothermia Tamponade ... #Differential # ... #Diagnosis #Management
Airway Intubation Checklist
GATHER/TEST EQUIPMENT: NC, BVM + PEEP Valve, Free flowing IV, EKG, SpO2 monitor, ETT
Checklist GATHER ... OPA, Suction, Video ... MANAGEMENT o ... ) o Chest radiograph ... #procedure
Resuscitative Thoracotomy
NOTE: this video is NOT standard technique.
Aka "cracking the chest". A potentially life saving technique
Thoracotomy NOTE: this video ... release cardiac tamponade ... Review procedure ... ERT for blunt trauma ... Thoracotomy #clinical #video