6. We are very lucky to get ambo call about most
serious cases
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7. The 5 Ps of Preparation
People
Place
Protection
Plant
Plan
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8. People
Get extra hands first – rate limiting step
Get some extra help in – if in doubt ask the nurses
ED consultant
Anaesthetist/reg
Surgical registrar
XRay
CT
Lab
Extra nurses
Assign roles
• eg team leader, airway doc/nurse, examining doc,
lines + procedures doc/nurse
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13. Plant = equipment and drugs
Prepare ultrasound machine, blood, drugs eg
analgesics, airway equipment etc as
required based on the information you have
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14. Plan
Talk through your plan based on what you
know with the team
As you think out loud others can chip in with
things you may not have thought of
Gets everyone on the same page
But remember the plan may change rapidly
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15. ABCDEfG
Can be applied to 95% of what we see in ED
Use it for your approach and your
documentation
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17. Airway + c-spine
Spinal precautions initially for any moderate -
major trauma.
Stabilise c-spine with collar
Grip head and shoulders when moving
Controlled slide on sliding board OK
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23. OPA = Guedel
o Size from corner of mouth to angle of jaw
o Insert upside down in adult, then rotate
o Insert right way up in kids
o If the patient tolerates an OPA that’s a fairly good indication
they aren’t protecting their airway and probably need to be
intubated
o Image http://www.aic.cuhk.edu.hk/web8/0190_Guedel_airway_sizing.jpg
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24. NPA
o From nostril to tragus
LMA
o Weight written on packet.
o 5: adult male
o 4: adult female
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25. Bag-Valve-Mask
o Essential skill
o Mask fits over bridge of
nose and below lower lip
but not under chin
o Little finger behind ramus
of mandible to lift jaw
forward
o Use a two hand grip on
face and mask if needed –
get someone else to
squeeze the bag if
needed Image: https://www.proceduresconsult.jp/UploadedImages/
pcj_0010_00000026_100000_large.jpg
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26. Anaesthetic drugs
Only with a Senior Medical Officer at the
bedside.
(But our system allows heroic doses of
narcotics and benzodiazepines – which are
probably more dangerous. Just don't send
someone to Xray with a big dose of opioids
on board)
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27. ETT
So for you guys flying solo, an ETT is only for
dead people.
LMA very acceptable (for anyone with no gag
reflex
If you are intubating we have a video
laryngoscope
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31. Anaphylaxis
Mild cases may respond to just nebulised adrenaline, IV fluids,
steroids
BUT if in doubt: 0.5mg IM adrenaline + the above
+ steroids eg dexamethasone as for stridor
+/- IV adrenaline eg 5-20mcg q5min eg 1ml of 1:10,000 made up to
10ml with normal saline = 10mcg/ml) http://emcrit.org/
podcasts/bolus-dose-pressors/
+/- Antihistamines
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33. Can't ventilate
Surgical cricothyroidotomy or needle cric in kids
Surgical: scalpel - bougie – ETT
http://www.emrap.tv/index.php?
option=com_content&view=article&id=2274:EMRAPTV94-Cric-Bougie
Needle cric: eg 16G iv cannula through cricothyroid membrane. Wall Oxygen
@ 1L/min/year of age. 1 second on, 1 second off. We have a home made
jet insufflation kit in the bottom draw of each airway trolley
Airway study day twice a year in Whanganui: cric's, chest drains etc on dead
sheep.
EMST or Auckland Airway Course to do same on anaesthetised animals
http://www.surgeons.org/for-health-professionals/register-courses-events/
skills-training-courses/emst/
http://www.airwayskills.co.nz/page.php?3
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