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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 ... of room (phone, ID ... , everything) Procedure ... #Airway #Checklist
The checklist is 2-sided laminated sheet attached to the airway trolley in our ICU. The top
The checklist is ... is the actual checklist ... on side 1 and the ... Difficult #Airway #Intubation ... #Checklist #Algorithm
ETT depth may be predicted based on the patient’s height.  This has been validated among
A height-based algorithm ... to your airway checklist ... aspects of post-intubation ... #CriticalCare #Intubation ... #Airway #Checklist
ED Thoracotomy Instructions

Getting Into the Chest:
1. Bilateral finger thoracotomies
  • 4th or 5th intercostal space
Right mainstream intubation ... midline longitudinal incision ... #Instructions #procedure ... #emergency #trauma ... #checklist #thoracic
Airway Intubation Checklist
GATHER/TEST EQUIPMENT: NC, BVM + PEEP Valve, Free flowing IV, EKG, SpO2 monitor, ETT
Airway Intubation ... Checklist GATHER ... uncertain POST INTUBATION ... #checklist #criticalcare ... airway #management #procedure
Algorithm for management of Multiple Trauma in Mountain Environment
Complete primary survey
 - Haemorrhage control (regional and
Algorithm for management ... of Multiple Trauma ... Airway management, intubation ... -1 #Multiple #Trauma ... #Environment #Algorithm
Noninvasive Positive Pressure Ventilation (NIPPV)

Expiratory & Inspiratory Positive Airway Pressure
Both increase intrathoracic pressure, which can decrease
CHF, decreases intubation ... COPD, decreases intubation ... indication for intubation ... deformity (facial trauma ... intrathoracic procedure
COVID-19 Intubation Checklist

Personal protective equipment (PPE)
 • Standard PPE
   • N95 or PAPR.
COVID-19 Intubation ... Checklist Personal ... Procedure • Most ... Post-procedure ... #Checklist #SARSCoV2
Resuscitative Hysterotomy - Procedure Instructions
When? ASAP. Within 4 minutes when possible.
Who? Pregnant patient with uterus above
Hysterotomy - Procedure ... cup uterus up and ... Scalpel: Small incision ... #Hysterotomy #Procedure ... #Instructions #checklist
Chest Tube Placement Checklist
PREPARATION
 o Consent
 o Position Patient
 o Monitoring
 o Time Out
 o Review
Tube Placement Checklist ... Anesthetize skin and ... Make 1.5 to 2 cm incision ... #ChestTube #Checklist ... #Procedure #Management