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ED Thoracotomy Instructions

Getting Into the Chest:
1. Bilateral finger thoracotomies
  • 4th or 5th intercostal space
Getting Into the Chest ... Open chest with ... Cardiac Massage ... Instructions #procedure #emergency ... #trauma #checklist
Traumatic Cardiac Arrest: ED Thoracotomy Instructions
1. CALL FOR HELP.
2. GATHER SUPPLIES.
   +/- Sterile gloves,
GET INTO CHEST. ... 4th ICS, along rib ... Intrathoracic Hemorrhage ... Instructions #procedure #emergency ... #trauma #checklist
Hemorrhagic Pericardial Effusion with Tamponade on POCUS

In an unstable pt w/ chest trauma, subxiphoid view FIRST!

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Hemorrhagic Pericardial ... unstable pt w/ chest ... trauma, subxiphoid ... South Alabama Emergency ... Effusion #Tamponade #Cardiac
Authors: Mark M. Ramzy, DO, EMT-P (@MarkRamzyDO, EM Resident Physician, Drexel University, Department of Emergency Medicine)
suffered no head trauma ... This post will focus ... trauma are diagnosed ... x-ray (CXR), try ... not seen on a CXR
Post-Arrest Liver Laceration on POCUS
Liver laceration can occur secondarily to chest compressions. Delays in detecting post-arrest
secondarily to chest ... intra-abdominal hemorrhage ... biased towards cardiac ... Liver #Laceration #cpr ... #trauma #ultrasound
Cardiac Tamponade - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Caused by an accumulation of blood, pus, effusion fluid
cardiothoracic surgery, trauma ... indicated, start CPR ... critical care area ... EMERGENCY PERICARDIOCENTESIS ... Intraoperative #Checklist