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Intraosseous (EZ-IO) Access in the Humeral Head of an adult

Rule of 45s:
- 45mm needle
- 45° angle
Intraosseous (EZ-IO ... head - 45° to anterior ... conscious pt #Management ... #Humerus #Procedure ... #Line #Placement
EZ-IO® Device Proximal
Humerus Identification
and Insertion Technique

Insertion:
 • Prepare the site by using antiseptic solution per institutional
approximately 45-degrees anterior ... against the bone #Management ... IOAccess #EZIO #Intraosseous ... #Humerus #Procedure ... #Line #Placement
Airway Intubation Checklist
GATHER/TEST EQUIPMENT: NC, BVM + PEEP Valve, Free flowing IV, EKG, SpO2 monitor, ETT
Airway Intubation Checklist ... Free flowing IV, EKG ... POST INTUBATION MANAGEMENT ... #intubation #checklist ... #procedure
Chest Tube Placement Checklist
PREPARATION
 o Consent
 o Position Patient
 o Monitoring
 o Time Out
 o Review
Chest Tube Placement ... Checklist PREPARATION ... #ChestTube #Checklist ... #Procedure #Management ... CriticalCare #insertion #placement
Surgical Chest Tube for Unstable Pneumothorax or Hemothorax
PREPARE
 • Landmark: Anterior Axillary Line, 4th or 5th
• Landmark: Anterior ... #chesttube #placement ... #checklist #procedure
Tracheostomy Procedural Sedation Checklist
Step 1: Provide adequate sedation for paralysis
Step 2: Get adequate analgesia for tracheal
Tracheostomy Procedural ... Sedation Checklist ... hypotension post-placement ... #Sedation #Checklist ... #management #criticalcare
COVID-19 Intubation Checklist

Personal protective equipment (PPE)
 • Standard PPE
   • N95 or PAPR.
-19 Intubation Checklist ... Procedure • Most ... Post-procedure ... COVID19 #Intubation #Checklist ... #SARSCoV2 #Management
Posterior Elbow Dislocation
The elbow is the second most commonly dislocated major joint in adults and the
, neuropraxia (anterior ... interosseous nerve ... fracture • ED Management ... pain control +/- procedural ... XRay #Diagnosis #Management
Management of Jehovah's Witness patient in ICU 

Clarify which products may be used 
 - Discuss
Management of Jehovah's ... early & document (e.g ... aggressively - Early procedural ... twitter.com/PulmCrit #Checklist ... #CriticalCare #Management
Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy (CRRT) - Overview
Types of CRRT
 • CVVHD - Continuous Veno-Venous hemodialysis -
Continuous Renal Replacement ... Convection requires replacement ... neurosurgical procedures ... dose = 20-25 mL/kg ... Indications #Nephrology #Management