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Peri-operative Hyperthermia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
If prolonged or ≥ 39 C this is a
is a clinical emergency ... Traumatic brain injury ... Differential #Causes #Anesthesiology ... #Diagnosis #Management ... #Workup
Intraoperative Patient Fire - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Evidence of fire (smoke, heat, odour, flash, flame)
hospital fire emergency ... Consider inhalational injury ... #Airway #Fire #Anesthesiology ... Checklist #Diagnosis #Management ... #Workup
Difficult Airway Algorithm

1. Assess the likelihood and clinical impact of basic management problems: 
 • Difficulty
Difficult Airway Algorithm ... induction of general anesthesia ... Difficult #airway #algorithm ... #Anesthesiology ... #Anesthesia #CriticalCare
Cardiac Tamponade - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Caused by an accumulation of blood, pus, effusion fluid
cardiothoracic surgery, trauma ... Plan definitive management ... EMERGENCY PERICARDIOCENTESIS ... Cardiac #Tamponade #Anesthesiology ... #Workup
Cardiac Arrest - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

The probable cause is one or more of: something
on-call / dial emergency ... #Differential #Anesthesiology ... #Anesthesia #Intraoperative ... Checklist #Diagnosis #Management ... #Workup
Noninvasive Positive Pressure Ventilation (NIPPV)

Expiratory & Inspiratory Positive Airway Pressure
Both increase intrathoracic pressure, which can decrease
status • Won't Work ... deformity (facial trauma ... pneumothorax. esophageal injury ... #indications #criticalcare ... #management
Who to block and who not to block? Guidelines for Emergency Regional Anesthesiafor Trauma Orthopedic Injuries
Block
Guidelines for Emergency ... fracture • Any injury ... neurovascular injury ... #Orthopedics #Management ... #Regional #Anesthesia