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AIRBORNE ISOLATION/COVID19 INTUBATION CHECKLIST
Does this patient require ETI? 
If patient is to be intubated and is
CHECKLIST Does ... to be intubated and ... , everything) Procedure ... #Airway #Checklist ... #COVID19 #CriticalCare
The checklist is 2-sided laminated sheet attached to the airway trolley in our ICU. The top
The checklist is ... on side 1 and the ... #Management #CriticalCare ... Difficult #Airway #Intubation ... #Checklist #Algorithm
Airway Intubation Checklist
GATHER/TEST EQUIPMENT: NC, BVM + PEEP Valve, Free flowing IV, EKG, SpO2 monitor, ETT
Checklist GATHER ... VISUALIZATION/TUBE PLACEMENT ... ideally post NG placement ... #checklist #criticalcare ... airway #management #procedure
ETT depth may be predicted based on the patient’s height.  This has been validated among
A height-based algorithm ... to your airway checklist ... #Management #CriticalCare ... #Intubation #Airway ... #Checklist #ETTDepths
Chest Tube Placement Checklist
PREPARATION
 o Consent
 o Position Patient
 o Monitoring
 o Time Out
 o Review
Chest Tube Placement ... Checklist PREPARATION ... Make 1.5 to 2 cm incision ... #Procedure #Management ... #CriticalCare #
Difficult Airway Algorithm

1. Assess the likelihood and clinical impact of basic management problems: 
 • Difficulty
Difficult Airway Algorithm ... the likelihood and ... supraglottic airway placement ... Difficult #airway #algorithm ... Anesthesiology #Anesthesia #CriticalCare
COVID-19 Intubation Checklist

Personal protective equipment (PPE)
 • Standard PPE
   • N95 or PAPR.
COVID-19 Intubation ... Checklist Personal ... Procedure • Most ... Post-procedure ... #Management #CriticalCare
COVID-19 Intubation is a high-risk procedure.  Getting our Teams Prepared, Mindful of how to protect
COVID-19 Intubation ... is a high-risk procedure ... , Conserve PPE and ... #Checklist #COVID19 ... #CriticalCare #
Surgical Chest Tube for Unstable Pneumothorax or Hemothorax
PREPARE
 • Landmark: Anterior Axillary Line, 4th or 5th
Enter: - 3cm incision ... Aim towards head ... #chesttube #placement ... #checklist #procedure
ED Thoracotomy Instructions

Getting Into the Chest:
1. Bilateral finger thoracotomies
  • 4th or 5th intercostal space
Right mainstream intubation ... midline longitudinal incision ... Stop if: Asystole and ... #Instructions #procedure ... emergency #trauma #checklist