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POCUS - Regional Anesthesia - Trauma Local Nerve Block

 - Ribs
 - Serratus
 - Fascia Iliaca
Regional Anesthesia - Trauma ... Nerve Block - Ribs ... - Serratus - ... POCUS #Ultrasound #Ribs ... #Serratus #FasciaIliaca
Rib Cage and Sternal Anatomy

By @rev.med

#Rib #Cage #Anatomy #Ribs #Sternum #Bones
Rib Cage and Sternal ... By @rev.med #Rib ... Cage #Anatomy #Ribs
Serratus Anterior Plane (SAP) Nerve Block for Ribs on POCUS 

62M with severe chest wall abrasions,
Serratus Anterior ... Nerve Block for Ribs ... abrasions, clavicle, rib ... @UAB_Sono #Serratus ... Anterior #SAP #Ribs
Serratus Anterior Muscle
 - Innervation Mnemonic: SALT - Serratus Anterior, Long Thoracic
 - Scapular Muscle Insertions

By
Serratus Anterior ... Mnemonic: SALT - Serratus ... By @rev.med #Serratus
Pertinent Chest x-ray Findings in the Trauma Patient and Implications
Respiratory distress without x-ray findings - Central
Findings in the Trauma ... asphyxia Any rib ... of first three ribs ... Fracture of lower ribs ... cxr #chestxray #trauma
Trauma - Paradoxical Breathing in Flail Chest 
It occurs when multiple adjacent ribs are broken in
Trauma - Paradoxical ... multiple adjacent ribs ... Breathing #Pattern #Trauma
Landmarks for Serratus Anterior Plane Block (SAPB) on POCUS
Pain related to rib fractures can be difficult
Landmarks for Serratus ... Pain related to rib ... anterolateral rib ... gabsters003 #Serratus
Serratus Anterior Plane (SAP) Nerve Block for Ribs on POCUS 

Ribs 2-10 fractured -> POCUS guided
Serratus Anterior ... Nerve Block for Ribs ... on POCUS Ribs ... > POCUS guided Serratus ... Anterior #SAP #Ribs
Flail Chest- Check out the paradoxical chest wall movement 
Typical management: opiates for analgesia, intubation due
Alternative: Serratus ... Breathing #Pattern #Trauma
ED Thoracotomy Instructions

Getting Into the Chest:
1. Bilateral finger thoracotomies
  • 4th or 5th intercostal space
• Curve along rib ... Open chest with rib ... Run hand along ribs ... procedure #emergency #trauma