Common ED Procedures: Difference between revisions

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===[[Procedural Sedation]]===
===[[Procedural Sedation]]===


===Chest tubes===
===[[Chest tubes]]===
*We have a commercial kit for chest tube insertion along with a wide variety of chest tube sizes depending on the indication for the chest tube. Our inpatient unit will take care of our chest tube patients if admission at YKHC is indicated. Generally multi-system trauma patients are medevac’d to ANMC for management of their multiple injuries.
 
===[[Intubation – Adult and Peds|Intubations]]===
===[[Intubation – Adult and Peds|Intubations]]===
*All intubated patients must be medevac’d to ANMC for ICU management. We do not have an ICU in Bethel and we do not have the resources to keep these patients.
*All intubated patients must be medevac’d to ANMC for ICU management. We do not have an ICU in Bethel and we do not have the resources to keep these patients.

Revision as of 22:47, 6 October 2020

Procedural Sedation

Chest tubes

Intubations

  • All intubated patients must be medevac’d to ANMC for ICU management. We do not have an ICU in Bethel and we do not have the resources to keep these patients.
  • There is an adult and pediatric guideline that you are expected to follow.
  • Intubation – Adult
  • Intubation – Pediatric

Closed Fracture reductions

  • This is a common procedure in our ED. The ortho docs will expect you to telerad both pre and post-reduction films when you have a displaced fracture.
  • You need to use the ortho telerad form.