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Intraosseous (EZ-IO) Access in the Humeral Head of an adult

Rule of 45s:
- 45mm needle
- 45° angle
Intraosseous (EZ-IO ... ) Access in the ... #Management #IOAccess ... Intraosseous #Humerus #Procedure ... #Line #Placement
Chest Tube Placement Checklist
PREPARATION
 o Consent
 o Position Patient
 o Monitoring
 o Time Out
 o Review
Chest Tube Placement ... Checklist PREPARATION ... #Procedure #Management ... #CriticalCare # ... insertion #placement
Difficult Airway Algorithm

1. Assess the likelihood and clinical impact of basic management problems: 
 • Difficulty
Difficult Airway Algorithm ... supraglottic airway placement ... surgical airway access ... Difficult #airway #algorithm ... Anesthesiology #Anesthesia #CriticalCare
EZ-IO® Device Proximal
Humerus Identification
and Insertion Technique

Insertion:
 • Prepare the site by using antiseptic solution per institutional
EZ-IO® Device Proximal ... #Management #IOAccess ... Intraosseous #Humerus #Procedure ... #Line #Placement
Airway Intubation Checklist
GATHER/TEST EQUIPMENT: NC, BVM + PEEP Valve, Free flowing IV, EKG, SpO2 monitor, ETT
Airway Intubation Checklist ... Capnograph PLAN o Assess ... #intubation #checklist ... #criticalcare # ... airway #management #procedure
ETT depth may be predicted based on the patient’s height.  This has been validated among
men and women, across ... A height-based algorithm ... to your airway checklist ... #Management #CriticalCare ... Intubation #Airway #Checklist
Tracheostomy Procedural Sedation Checklist
Step 1: Provide adequate sedation for paralysis
Step 2: Get adequate analgesia for tracheal
Tracheostomy Procedural ... Sedation Checklist ... hypotension post-placement ... #Sedation #Checklist ... #management #criticalcare
Management of Jehovah's Witness patient in ICU 

Clarify which products may be used 
 - Discuss
some pts will accept ... aggressively - Early procedural ... twitter.com/PulmCrit #Checklist ... #patient #ICU #CriticalCare
Airway Intubation Checklist
GATHER/TEST EQUIPMENT: NC, BVM + PEEP Valve, Free flowing IV, EKG, SpO2 monitor, ETT
Airway Intubation Checklist ... Capnograph PLAN o Assess ... #intubation #checklist ... #criticalcare # ... airway #management #procedure