…and both are routinely missed. The third thing to know by heart is that an arterial line must never be confused with a venous access…

…insect in the ear canal. A 30–60 mL syringe with a soft catheter and body temperature water for irrigation. Small children need help to…

…while left sided and femoral insertions require longer ones — check the length in the set against the chosen side. An ultrasound machine with a high…

…facial burns or recent facial surgery that make a seal impossible. Recent surgery on the oesophagus or upper gastrointestinal tract, ileus and ongoing upper gastrointestinal…

…the tourniquet 10–15 cm proximal to the intended puncture site, let the arm hang, ask the patient to pump with the hand, and pa

…lung and the fluid level. 2. Choose a point with at least 15 mm depth of fluid throughout the respiratory cycle and where the lung…

…arrests are caused by acute or chronic coronary artery disease, with the latter being the most common. The figure 80% occurs in most textbooks in…

…and half of them have moderate or complicated defects; the remaining third have mild defects ( Baumgartner et al ). Approximately 40,000 children are born with…

…closed circumferential cast , and the patient must leave with clear information about the symptoms that should make them seek help immediately. Indications An undisplaced or…

…be palpated. Indications A sensation of something in the eye, watering, photophobia and redness after working with a grinder, a drill, a lawnmower, or in…

…way — the dermis has then been passed and you are in the subcutis. 5. Lift the specimen gently with a needle tip or fine forceps…

…only monitoring and preparedness. Asystole with no electrical activity at all — pacing has no documented benefit there. Transcutaneous pacing: burns or wounds in the area…