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Needles and Suture Types - Common Surgical Instruments
Needles come in many shapes and cutting edges for
Needles and Suture ... Surgical Instruments Needles ... Needle Types - Needles ... - Needle is round ... general surgical procedures
"Appropriate thoracentesis approach"-McMaster Textbook of Internal Medicine 

#Thoracentesis #Procedure #Pulmonary #Management #Needle #Positioning
Thoracentesis #Procedure ... Pulmonary #Management #Needle
Pediatrics Surgical Airway - Percutaneous Cricothyrotomy - Procedure Checklist
Supply Checklist:
 • Sterile gloves, chlorhexidine
 • Lidocaine
Cricothyrotomy - Procedure ... catheter-over-neede ... use autoguard needles ... Remove needle and ... Surgical #Airway #Procedure
EZ-IO® Device Proximal
Humerus Identification
and Insertion Technique

Insertion:
 • Prepare the site by using antiseptic solution per institutional
• Remove the needle ... above, insert the needle ... plane and aim the needle ... • Push the needle ... Intraosseous #Humerus #Procedure
Paracentesis Supplies Checklist
 • Sterile gloves
 • cap
 • face shield
 • chlorhex
 • sterile towels
syringe, SQ 25G needle ... 1.5 inch 20-22G needle ... ) • two 18G needles ... 18–22G 1.5-inch needle ... straight rigid needle
Pericardiocentesis
Most Common Approach: Subxiphoid
Equipment: could be as simple as large bore LP needle with syringe OR
large bore LP needle ... PEARLS: - bend needle ... then withdraw needle ... patient to sneak needle ... - MH/CCF/CWRU EM
Ultrasound guided arthrocentesis (knee) with a resident.  Same principles apply for all ultrasound guided procedures.
ultrasound guided procedures ... visualization of the needle ... your eye on the needle ... tip for a safe procedure
Intraosseous (EZ-IO) Access in the Humeral Head of an adult

Rule of 45s:
- 45mm needle
- 45° angle
of 45s: - 45mm needle ... Intraosseous #Humerus #Procedure
Medial Approach Knee Intra-articular Corticosteroid Injection 

Landmark 1/3 to 1/2 way from top of patella. Find
inject and keep needle ... #physicalexam #procedure
Algorithm for the Evaluation of Pediatric Head Trauma (PECARN) - Need for Head CT #Diagnosis #Management
Algorithm for the ... Trauma (PECARN) - Need ... Diagnosis #Management #EM ... HeadCT #PECARN #Algorithm