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Post Intubation Checklist
Airway
 - Inflate balloon 
 - Note tube depth 
 - Secure the tube
Post Intubation Checklist ... Airway - Inflate ... breath sounds - End ... PostIntubation #Checklist ... CriticalCare #ABCs #Management
ETT depth may be predicted based on the patient’s height.  This has been validated among
volume to your airway ... checklist (example ... #Management #CriticalCare ... #Intubation #Airway ... #Checklist #ETTDepths
Epistaxis Management Algorithm / Checklist

1. blow out clots 
2. vasoconstrictor spray 
3. nose clip or direct
Epistaxis Management ... Algorithm / Checklist ... coagulopathy, surgical evaluation ... NoseBleed #Algorithm #Checklist ... #ENT #Management
Can’t Intubate, Can’t Oxygenate (CICO) - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
This is the last resort when
management is in ... ENT, ICU). ❹ Call ... Intubation #Difficult #Anesthesiology ... Intraoperative #Checklist ... #Diagnosis #Management
Needle Cricothyroidotomy Made Simple:

1. Chloraprep 
2. 14 gauge angiocath 
3. Saline flush 
4. 3mL syringe
5. 7.0
syringe 5. 7.0 ET ... Cricothyroidotomy #Supplies #Checklist ... #Management #CriticalCare ... #Airway #Setup
Airway Intubation Checklist
GATHER/TEST EQUIPMENT: NC, BVM + PEEP Valve, Free flowing IV, EKG, SpO2 monitor, ETT
Checklist GATHER ... SpO2 monitor, ETT ... POST INTUBATION MANAGEMENT ... #intubation #checklist ... #management #procedure
Intraoperative Patient Fire - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Evidence of fire (smoke, heat, odour, flash, flame)
or in patient’s airway ... • Flood airway ... #Fire #Anesthesiology ... Intraoperative #Checklist ... #Diagnosis #Management
Increased Airway Pressure - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

Using these steps from start to end should
Increased Airway ... from start to end ... #Differential #Anesthesiology ... Intraoperative #Checklist ... #Diagnosis #Management
Intraoperative Bronchospasm - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

❶ Call for help and inform theatre team of
if possible – airway ... or supraglottic airway ... anaesthesia #Anesthesiology ... Intraoperative #Checklist ... #Diagnosis #Management
High Central Neuraxial Block - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
• Can occur with deliberate or accidental
problem. ❸ Treat airway ... Consider supraglottic airway ... Neuraxial #Block #Anesthesiology ... Intraoperative #Checklist ... #Diagnosis #Management