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Balloting the ETT cuff refers to exerting gentle bouncing pressure over the suprasternal notch while palpating
Balloting the ETT ... palpating the ETT ... If the ETT is in ... If the ETT isn’t ... to ballot the ETT
Post Proning Nursing Checklist
Head/Face: 
 - Check ETT/tracheostomy is accessible/not kinked (ETT cm at teeth …..)
Face: - Check ETT ... connections between ETT ... secure - Note ETT ... cuff pressure - ETT ... placed between ETT
Intubation Confirmation on POCUS

See the round, shadowing structures?
1. ET Tube in Trachea
2. NG Tube in Esophagus

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ET Tube in Trachea ... Confirmation #POCUS #ETT
ETT depth may be predicted based on the patient’s height.  This has been validated among
ETT depth may be ... table to determine ETT
Ventilator Alarms
Increased Rate - Patient is tiring on a weaning mode or experiencing pain/anxiety
 - Reassess
weaning mode, ETT ... kinking of the ETT ... Excess water in ETT ... then reassess ETT
COVID-19 Intubation Checklist

Personal protective equipment (PPE)
 • Standard PPE
   • N95 or PAPR.
& pre-planned ETT ... Calculate optimal ETT ... • Inflate ETT ... • Secure ETT
Endotracheal Tube Confirmation on POCUS

Potential difficult airway where US was used to locate cricoid cartilage. Thankfully
Thankfully US confirmed ETT ... clinical #ultrasound #ett
When choosing an endotracheal tube for children use the following formulas. For uncuffed tubes, take the
EndotrachealTube #ETT
Point-of-Care Ultrasound Algorithm for Airway Management (courtesy of James Tsung MD)

Algorithm originally published https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.7863/jum.2008.27.5.785

#Diagnosis #Management #POCUS
Management #POCUS #ETT
Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) for the Non-Neonatologist
MR. SOPA:
 - Mask Adjust
 - Reposition Airway
 - Suction
Alternate: LMA/ETT