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Status Epilepticus - Management
Seizure > 5 mins or two seizures without complete recovery between them
PEDS
Benzo Dose
- Management Seizure ... Lorazepam 0.1 mg/kg ... #2 → Anti-epileptic ... Infusion - Consider Intubation ... peds #pediatrics #neurology
ED Thoracotomy Instructions

Getting Into the Chest:
1. Bilateral finger thoracotomies
  • 4th or 5th intercostal space
clamp - finger 2. ... • Scissors or saw ... Right mainstream intubation ... #Instructions #procedure ... emergency #trauma #checklist
COVID-19 Intubation Checklist

Personal protective equipment (PPE)
 • Standard PPE
   • N95 or PAPR.
COVID-19 Intubation ... Checklist Personal ... Procedure • Most ... don't actively bag ... #Management #CriticalCare
Management of Convulsive Status Epilepticus in children
Stabilization Phase (Seizure 0-5 minutes):
 • Check and maintain ABC
Management of Convulsive ... mg) slowly over 2- ... Rapid sequence intubation ... #seizure #Management ... #neurology #pediatrics
Management Algorithm for Status Epilepticus

• Assess airway, breathing, and circulation
• Pulse oximetry
• Electrocardiogram
• Finger stick (give
Management Algorithm ... for Status Epilepticus ... Third-line therapy: • Intubation ... mg/kg IV at 2-5 ... #Algorithm #Neurology
Intracranial Hemorrhage (ICH) and Increased Intracranial Pressure (ICP) - Pathophysiology
ICH Management:
1. Manage Blood Pressure
  •
Spontaneous ICH and SAH ... volume and ICP 2. ... Neuroprotective Intubation ... Fentanyl 3mcg/kg ... Pathophysiology #neurology
Neonatal Resuscitation - Airway and Breathing
Airway
 • Opened by placing the infants's head in a neutral
circuit (e.g. mechanical ... self-inflating bag ... inflation time 2- ... saturations - 2 ... Airway #Breathing #Management
Increased Airway Pressure - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

Using these steps from start to end should
confirm reservoir bag ... blood gas, 12-lead ECG ... oedema; bronchial intubation ... Intraoperative #Checklist ... #Diagnosis #Management
Intraoperative Bronchospasm - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

❶ Call for help and inform theatre team of
or oesophageal intubation ... raised airway pressure ... placement for post-procedure ... Intraoperative #Checklist ... #Diagnosis #Management
Cardiac Arrest - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

The probable cause is one or more of: something
CO2 is absent, presume ... oesophageal intubation ... using reservoir bag ... • Check ECG rhythm ... #Diagnosis #Management