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Gastric lavage and activated charcoal

…aspiration Medicinal charcoal A corrosive substance (acid, alkali) — it makes endoscopic assessment more difficult and causes vomiting Medicinal charcoal Petroleum products — vomiting with chemical pneumonitis…

Joint aspiration

…fluid. The aspiration is technically simple — what determines the outcome is that it is done early and sterilely and that the samples are sent correctly…

Pleural aspiration and chest drain

…coagulopathy or thrombocytopenia Relative Ongoing anticoagulant treatment — plan the aspiration for the trough level or pause the drug according to local practice Relative Skin infection…

Bone marrow aspiration and biopsy

…both aspiration and biopsy in adults. Here the posterior part of the iliac crest is thick, red marrow is abundant, and the distance to vessels…

Soft tissue corticosteroid injection

…year . The injection is therefore a tool to make rehabilitation possible, not an alternative to it. See the separate guide to joint aspiration and injection…

Cardiac arrest due to hypoxia and asphyxia

…0.4 0.8 2.1 Table 1. Survival in out of hospital cardiac arrest due to external causes ( Kitamura et al). References DeBehnke DJ…

Delirium in older adults: quick reference

…deprivation, urinary retention or a new sedative drug, for example — may be enough to precipitate the condition [1,2]. Delirium is common but often missed…

Endotracheal intubation

…intubation are the two mechanisms that kill patients during airway management , and both are predictable. Indications Inability to protect the airway: reduced level of consciousness…

Laryngeal mask and difficult airway

…compromise and does not protect the airway completely. Relative contraindications: A high risk of aspiration: a non fasted patient, ileus, third trimester pregnancy, marked reflux…

Poisoning: quick reference for antidotes and initial management

Akutsjukvård Lathundar Basic principle Manage the patient, not the list of poisons. Stabilisation according to ABCDE, the plasma glucose, a blood gas and an ECG…

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