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ED Thoracotomy Instructions

Getting Into the Chest:
1. Bilateral finger thoracotomies
  • 4th or 5th intercostal space
ED Thoracotomy Instructions ... Asystole and no tamponade ... SarahFoohey #Thoracotomy ... procedure #emergency #trauma ... #checklist #thoracic
Thoracic Trauma - Lethal 6 and Hidden 6 of Thoracic Trauma
The Lethal 6 of Thoracic Trauma:
Thoracic Trauma ... Hemothorax • Cardiac Tamponade ... • Flail Chest ... #diagnosis #management ... #injuries #differential
Resuscitative Thoracotomy
NOTE: this video is NOT standard technique.
Aka "cracking the chest". A potentially life saving technique
NOTE: this video ... "cracking the chest ... release cardiac tamponade ... ERT for blunt trauma ... #clinical #video
Cardiac Tamponade - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Caused by an accumulation of blood, pus, effusion fluid
cardiothoracic surgery, trauma ... pericaridiocentesis, or whether thoracotomy ... Plan definitive management ... Intraoperative #Checklist ... #Diagnosis #Management
Chest Pain Diagnosis and Management Algorithm
STEMI:
 - Hx: Pressure like CP, Radiation to arm/jaw, CAD risk
Chest Pain Diagnosis ... and Management ... , Radiation to arm ... Asthenic body, h/o trauma ... #Algorithm #differential
Cardiac Arrest - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

The probable cause is one or more of: something
Council (UK) and ERC ... Hypothermia Tamponade ... CardiacArrest #Checklist ... #Differential # ... #Diagnosis #Management
Pediatric Trauma Primary Survey: C-ABCDE
C - Catastrophic Bleeding - Life-threatening hemorrhage
 • Apply direct pressure/compression bandage
Pediatric Trauma ... or pericardial tamponade ... needle/finger thoracostomy ... #Pediatrics #Trauma ... Survey #CABCDE #management
Hypotension - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

Hypotension is commonly due to unnecessarily deep anaesthesia, the autonomic
Breathing • Check chest ... 1 o Cardiac tamponade ... #Hypotension #Differential ... Intraoperative #Checklist ... #Diagnosis #Management