…joints (wrist, finger joints). A 20–50 mL syringe for a knee with a large effusion, 5–10 mL for smaller joints. Local anaesthesia of…

…or linear probe. Sterile clothing: gown, gloves, cap, mask, fenestrated drape. Chlorhexidine in alcohol 5 mg/mL. Local anaesthesia: lidocaine 10 mg/mL, 10–20…

…mL syringe. A tourniquet: a Penrose drain with artery forceps, or the cut off finger of a sterile glove rolled down. A nail splitter or…

…sterile water for the balloon, a drainage bag and a catheter valve, and lubricant containing a local anaesthetic (lidocaine gel) in a pre filled syringe…

…through a 20 mL syringe and a large bore needle. Chlorhexidine in alcohol to the skin around the wound — not into the wound. Sterile gloves…

…tap: 21–22 G needle, 20 mL and 50 mL syringes. Therapeutic drainage: a commercial paracentesis set or a catheter over needle, 16–18 G…

…G puncture needle, 7–9 cm (a spinal needle or the needle from a pericardiocentesis set), 10 mL and 20 mL syringes, a three way…

…or a 25–27 G needle on a 2 mL syringe as a handle. A low speed rust ring burr if one is available. Sterile…

…sterile dressings, pressure dressing. Procedure 1. Place the patient in the lateral position with the knees drawn up , or prone with a pillow under the…

…Anticoagulant treatment is not in itself a bar to vaccination. Relative: Lymphoedema or previous axillary clearance on the same side. A paretic limb — poorer absorption…