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Needle Cricothyroidotomy Made Simple:

1. Chloraprep 
2. 14 gauge angiocath 
3. Saline flush 
4. 3mL syringe
5. 7.0
Cricothyroidotomy #Supplies #Checklist ... #CriticalCare #Airway ... #Setup #Instructions
Post Proning Nursing Checklist
Head/Face: 
 - Check ETT/tracheostomy is accessible/not kinked (ETT cm at teeth …..)
Proning Nursing Checklist ... pressure - ETT positioned ... positioning (Reverse Trendelenburg ... Male genitalia positioned ... Proning #Nursing #Checklist
Resuscitative Hysterotomy - Procedure Instructions
When? ASAP. Within 4 minutes when possible.
Who? Pregnant patient with uterus above
Hysterotomy - Procedure Instructions ... Compressions, Airway ... lift uterus wall away ... Hysterotomy #Procedure #Instructions ... #checklist #obstetrics
Can’t Intubate, Can’t Oxygenate (CICO) - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
This is the last resort when
Check optimal airway ... , supraglottic airway ... the patient is positioned ... extension. ❽ Operator position ... Intraoperative #Checklist
Perimortem Hysterotomy Instructions

Do 4 minutes into arrest if uterus above the umbilicus

1. Manage Arrest
 • Compressions,
Perimortem Hysterotomy Instructions ... Compressions, Secure airway ... Lift uterus wall away ... #Hysterotomy #Instructions ... Emergency #management #checklist
Airway Intubation Checklist
GATHER/TEST EQUIPMENT: NC, BVM + PEEP Valve, Free flowing IV, EKG, SpO2 monitor, ETT
Airway Intubation ... Checklist GATHER ... for difficult airway ... /INDUCTION o Position ... #intubation #checklist
Increased Airway Pressure - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

Using these steps from start to end should
Increased Airway ... • Check position ... of airway device ... levelling patient position ... Intraoperative #Checklist
Dynamic CT Myelograms can help identify the source of spinal CSF Leaks. 
1. Place a sponge
sponge on CT & position ... prone Trendelenburg ... cc & scan right away ... CSFLeak #Procedure #Instructions
Cannot Intubate, Cannot Oxygenate (CICO) Checklist Mnemonic 

C - Call it and communicate it: 
- Communicate
Oxygenate (CICO) Checklist ... is this a CICO airway ... this is a CICO airway ... endotracheal tube position ... Law #CICO #Checklist
Intraoperative Hypertension - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Hypertension is most commonly due to inappropriate depth of
oxygen delivery, airway ... • Check position ... of airway device ... • Confirm airway ... Intraoperative #Checklist