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Landmark technique for fascia iliaca nerve block for hip fractures in the Emergency Department. 

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emergencymedicine #anesthesiology ... hipfracture #nerveblock #procedure ... Landmark #Technique #Instructions
ED Thoracotomy Instructions

Getting Into the Chest:
1. Bilateral finger thoracotomies
  • 4th or 5th intercostal space
ED Thoracotomy Instructions ... along ribs until feel ... #Thoracotomy #Instructions ... #procedure #emergency
Surgical Chest Tube for Unstable Pneumothorax or Hemothorax
PREPARE
 • Landmark: Anterior Axillary Line, 4th or 5th
- Feel superior ... placement #checklist #procedure ... #instructions #
How to Collect Swab Specimens for Monkeypox Testing

Swab in Tube (ie Copan FLOQSwab) vs Peel Pouch
Copan FLOQSwab) vs Peel ... swab #collection #procedure ... #instructions #
Intraoperative Bronchospasm - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

❶ Call for help and inform theatre team of
placement for post-procedure ... anaesthesia #Anesthesiology ... Diagnosis #Management #Workup
Intraoperative Circulatory Embolus - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Causes: thrombus, fat, amniotic fluid, air/gas.
Signs: hypotension, tachycardia,
EMBOLISM • “Mill wheel ... Embolism #VTE #Anesthesiology ... Diagnosis #Management #Workup
Reverse Vagal Maneuver Instruction Steps
The reverse vagal maneuver terminated SVT in 10/11 patients. Requires higher science
Vagal Maneuver Instruction ... this actually works ... SVT #management #instructions ... #procedure
Intraoperative Hypertension - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Hypertension is most commonly due to inappropriate depth of
Feel the airway ... #Hypertension #Anesthesiology ... Diagnosis #Management #Workup
Intraoperative  Bradycardia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Bradycardia in theatre should not be treated as
Feel the airway ... #Bradycardia #Anesthesiology ... Diagnosis #Management #Workup
Intraoperative Tachycardia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Tachycardia in theatre is often due to inadequate depth
Feel the airway ... #Tachycardia #Anesthesiology ... Diagnosis #Management #Workup