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ED Thoracotomy Instructions

Getting Into the Chest:
1. Bilateral finger thoracotomies
  • 4th or 5th intercostal space
ED Thoracotomy Instructions ... • Scissors or saw ... • Evacuate clots ... Cardiac Massage ... procedure #emergency #trauma
Cardiac Tamponade - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Caused by an accumulation of blood, pus, effusion fluid
Cardiac Tamponade ... cardiothoracic surgery, trauma ... pericaridiocentesis, or whether thoracotomy ... Plan definitive management ... Checklist #Diagnosis #Management
Ruptured Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm (AAA) on POCUS

Here's the abdominal ultrasound of a man who was in
in shock after cardiac ... forget about the #Aorta ... - Sam Ghali, ... Aneurysm #POCUS #Clinical ... #Ultrasound #Clot
Resuscitative Thoracotomy
NOTE: this video is NOT standard technique.
Aka "cracking the chest". A potentially life saving technique
10% depending on clinical ... massage -descending aorta ... priority and bvm/sga ... for cross-clamp aorta ... #clinical #video