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Pleural aspiration and chest drain

…commercial aspiration set or a 6–8 F pigtail catheter, a drainage bag or a vacuum bottle. Drainage: a chest drain, an underwater seal unit…

Edrophonium test

…order well in advance). Atropine 0.5 mg for premedication, plus further atropine drawn up in a syringe as a standby dose. Glycopyrronium (Robinul) 0…

Endotracheal intubation

…A reservoir mask with a tight fitting seal, a separate nasal cannula for apnoeic oxygenation, a bag with a PEEP valve, and an oropharyngeal airway…

Opioid therapy in severe pain

…is given. Oxygen with a mask and a bag available. The opioid drawn up in a 1 mL syringe at a known concentration, clearly labelled…

Nail procedures — paronychia, ingrown toenail and subungual haematoma

…with mild inflammation Splinting with a cotton wisp Ingrown nail with moderate inflammation Splinting with a strip of suture material or a drain Ingrown nail…

Cardiac tamponade causing cardiac arrest

…It is uncommon for chronic pericardial effusions to cause sudden cardiac arrest since these cases tend to be recognized and managed before circulatory collapse occurs…

Abscess incision and drainage

…request form. Drainage material: rubber dam drain, a strip cut from a glove, petrolatum impregnated packing strip or a vessel loop for loop drainage. Gauze…

The physiology of cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR)

…coronary and cerebral circulation, as well as allowing for gas exchange in the lungs. A large number of experimental and observational studies have been conducted…

Extracorporeal cardiopulmonary resuscitation (ECPR)

…peripheral artery (typically femoral artery) and vein (typically femoral vein) are cannulated, and blood is drawn from the vein, oxygenated and depleted from carbon dioxide…

Blood transfusion and massive haemorrhage

…grouping ABO and RhD typing. Requires two samples drawn on two separate occasions with a separate identity check each time Always, once per patient if…

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