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Mains Electricity Failure - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Unexpected total power failure is rare and unpredictable.
❶ Call for help ... ❷ Liaise with local ... activate appropriate local ... Anesthesiology #Anesthesia ... Diagnosis #Management #Workup
Local Anaesthetic Toxicity - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Signs of severe toxicity:
 • Sudden alteration in
Guidelines for Crises ... ). ❷ Call for help ... Hyperventilation may help ... Anesthesiology #Anesthesia ... Diagnosis #Management #Workup
Causes of Approach to Altered Level of Consciousness - Workup
Clinical Exam - Focal
 • Trauma
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Causes of Approach ... Consciousness - Workup ... Clinical Exam - Focal ... Clinical Exam - Non-Focal ... #algorithm #Causes
Hypotension - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

Hypotension is commonly due to unnecessarily deep anaesthesia, the autonomic
hypovolaemia or combined causes ... E and call for help ... tamponade → 3-9 o Local ... Anesthesiology #Anesthesia ... Diagnosis #Management #Workup
Cardiac Tamponade - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Caused by an accumulation of blood, pus, effusion fluid
Caused by an accumulation ... ❶ Call for help ... • Infiltrate local ... Anesthesiology #Anesthesia ... Diagnosis #Management #Workup
Cardiac Arrest - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

The probable cause is one or more of: something
The probable cause ... compressions, then get help ... • Call for help ... tone Drug error Local ... Diagnosis #Management #Workup
High Central Neuraxial Block - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
• Can occur with deliberate or accidental
accidental injection of local ... permits. ❷ Call for help ... Consider other causes ... Anesthesiology #Anesthesia ... Diagnosis #Management #Workup
Peri-operative Hyperthermia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
If prolonged or ≥ 39 C this is a
in Anaesthesia ... maintained fever CAUSES ... #Differential #Causes ... Anesthesiology #Anesthesia ... Diagnosis #Management #Workup
Intraoperative Hypertension - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Hypertension is most commonly due to inappropriate depth of
Guidelines for Crises ... hypercarbia as causes ... ). ❽ Call for help ... syndrome) • Medical causes ... Diagnosis #Management #Workup
Intraoperative  Bradycardia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Bradycardia in theatre should not be treated as
). ❽ Call for help ... Consider known drug causes ... pneumoperitoneum; local ... Anesthesiology #Anesthesia ... Diagnosis #Management #Workup