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Protected Airway Intubation Pre-Brief Checklist - COVID19

1. ROLE ASSIGNMENT
2. PPE: Extended gloves, BLUE gown, N95, face
Checklist - COVID19 ... filter, NO manual ventilations ... #Intubation #Checklist ... #COVID19 #CriticalCare ... #Management
Mechanical ventilation in obese patients according to the i-STAR Algorithm
Intubate
 • Anticipate difficult airway management and
Mechanical ventilation ... Anticipate difficult airway ... management and ... Parameters • Respiratory ... #Management #CriticalCare
AIRBORNE ISOLATION/COVID19 INTUBATION CHECKLIST
Does this patient require ETI? 
If patient is to be intubated and is
INTUBATION CHECKLIST ... outside room in PPE ... #Intubation #Airway ... #Checklist #COVID19 ... #CriticalCare #Management
Neonatal Resuscitation - Airway and Breathing
Airway
 • Opened by placing the infants's head in a neutral
circuit (e.g. mechanical ... 2-3 seconds at inspiratory ... (Acceptable pre-ductal ... Intubation and mechanical ... #Breathing #Management
Ventilator Troubleshooting Summary
High PIP, nl Pplat:
 - DDx: Tubing problem, Bronchospasm, Secretions
 - Next Steps: Check
, Insufficient expiratory ... Alveolar filling, PE ... Troubleshooting #diagnosis ... #management #pulmonary ... #mechanical #ventilation
Guillain-Barre Syndrome - Summary

Acute AIDP that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness

Epidemiology:
 • 1-2 cases/100,000 per
like illnesses, COVID ... patients) • Respiratory ... Plasmapheresis + IVIG • Mechanical ... ventilation • ... #management #treatment
COVID-19 Intubations - Team Roles to Minimize Exposure

Respiratory Therapist is encouraged to stay outside the room
Minimize Exposure Respiratory ... or to setup the ventilator ... Backup b) Surgical Airway ... without the expected PPE ... #Assignments #Management
SEQUENCE FOR PUTTING ON PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT (PPE)

1. GOWN
•	 Fully cover torso from neck to knees,
PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT (PPE ... neck to knees, arms ... MASK OR RESPIRATOR ... #Donning #Checklist ... #Management #COVID19
In ARDS, we know that the lungs are so diffusely injured that the remaining total area
lung protective ventilation ... if you can get away ... pathophysiology #diagnosis ... #management #ards ... criticalcare #treatment #respiratory
CDC - HOW TO SAFELY REMOVE PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT (PPE) 
There are a variety of ways
PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT (PPE ... safely remove PPE ... • Pull gown away ... #Removal #Checklist ... #Management #COVID19