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Perilunate Dislocation
On lateral wrist XR, the capitate ("apple") should sit in the lunate ("tea cup") which
Dislocation On lateral wrist ... , median nerve injury ... • ED Management ... XRay #Diagnosis #Management ... #Orthopedics #Sports
Rich Levitan teaches the VAPORS pneumonic: a quick run-through of the main issues to sort prior
main issues to sort ... from Scotland #Management ... #CriticalCare # ... VAPORS #Mnemonic #Checklist
Scapholunate Dissociation
The spacing between all carpal bones should be 1-2 mm, look for the "Terry Thomas"
• Due to injury ... box, pain with wrist ... #TerryThomas #Wrist ... XRay #Diagnosis #Management ... #Orthopedics #Sports
Intraoperative Patient Fire - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Evidence of fire (smoke, heat, odour, flash, flame)
odour, flash, flame ... Consider inhalational injury ... depending on degree of injury ... Intraoperative #Checklist ... #Diagnosis #Management
Posterior Elbow Dislocation
The elbow is the second most commonly dislocated major joint in adults and the
age 10-20 • Named ... ), ligamentous injury ... brachial artery injury ... fracture • ED Management ... #Orthopedics #Sports
Myasthenic Crisis Checklist - Myasthenia Gravis

Evaluation 
 - Chest X-ray and lung ultrasound (exclude other lung
Myasthenic Crisis Checklist ... disease) - Forced ... ) - Forced vital ... MyastheniaGravis #Checklist ... #Management #CriticalCare
Orthopedic Splints, Casts, Plasters, Traction and Frames
Upper Limb and Spine 
 • DUNLOP TRACTION: Used in
cervical spine injury ... cervical spine injury ... The wrist is held ... Used acutely in management ... #Orthopedics #management
In ARDS, we know that the lungs are so diffusely injured that the remaining total area
are so diffusely injured ... in ARDS, lung injury ... pathophysiology #diagnosis #management ... #ards #foamed # ... criticalcare #treatment
COVID-19 Intubation Checklist

Personal protective equipment (PPE)
 • Standard PPE
   • N95 or PAPR.
-19 Intubation Checklist ... on exhalation port ... COVID19 #Intubation #Checklist ... #SARSCoV2 #Management ... #CriticalCare #
Post Proning Nursing Checklist
Head/Face: 
 - Check ETT/tracheostomy is accessible/not kinked (ETT cm at teeth …..)
Proning Nursing Checklist ... over elbows - Wrists ... Proning #Nursing #Checklist ... #Post #Prone #CriticalCare ... #Management