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COVID-19 patient Extubation
Objective: Extubation of a suspected COVID-19 patient whilst minimising aersolisation of virus particles. Orly
extubate on theatre table ... List) 4) Clear airway ... equipment for emergency ... Extubation #Checklist #Supplies ... #CriticalCare #
COVID-19 Patient Intubation Checklist and Supplies

Intubation Equipment List
 • Appropriately sized tracheal tube with subglottic suction
Checklist and Supplies ... drugs for RSI • Emergency ... Marker pen • Emergency ... front of neck airway ... #CriticalCare #
Intraoperative Patient Fire - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Evidence of fire (smoke, heat, odour, flash, flame)
or in patient’s airway ... hospital fire emergency ... • Flood airway ... #Fire #Anesthesiology ... Intraoperative #Checklist #Diagnosis
Approach to Tracheostomy Emergencies - OnePager Summary
COMPONENTS OF A TRACHEOSTOMY TUBE:
 • Obturator - inserted into
Pilot balloon ... timing of the emergency ... OBSTRUCTION EMERGENCY ... #Emergencies #diagnosis ... management #pulmonary #criticalcare
Cardiac Arrest - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

The probable cause is one or more of: something
nearby theatres / emergency ... on-call / dial emergency ... • Confirm airway ... #Differential #Anesthesiology ... Intraoperative #Checklist #Diagnosis
Cardiac Tamponade - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Caused by an accumulation of blood, pus, effusion fluid
• Maintain the airway ... tube ❹ Rapid diagnosis ... • Diagnostic ... EMERGENCY PERICARDIOCENTESIS ... Cardiac #Tamponade #Anesthesiology
ECMO Troubleshooting - OnePager Summary
ECMO Emergency Protocol - Team should train/practice & have necessary supplies at
OnePager Summary ECMO Emergency ... have necessary supplies ... Troubleshooting #problems #diagnosis ... differential #management #criticalcare
Emergency Evacuation  - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Anaesthetised or sedated patient requires unplanned transfer because
Emergency Evacuation ... Transfer on operating table ... attendance. ❺ Airway ... Take adequate supplies ... Patient #Evacuation #Anesthesiology
Intraoperative Anaphylaxis - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
• Unexplained hypotension
• Unexplained bronchospasm (wheeze may be absent
• Maintain the airway ... as patient is stable ... #Anaphylaxis #Anesthesiology ... Intraoperative #Checklist #Diagnosis
Another way to illustrate this is simply to list the factors which affect cvO2% (table below;
affect cvO2% (table ... Indeed, an array ... #Diagnosis #CriticalCare ... Factors #Affecting #Table