Common ED Procedures: Difference between revisions

Latest revision as of 13:58, 28 July 2023

Critical Procedures

Central Line Insertion
Chest tubes
Thoracic Lavage
FAST Exam
High-Flow Nasal Cannula
Intubations (and other airway management)
Blakemore Tube Insertion for Upper Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage

Common Procedures

Emergency Department Main Page

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-===Procedural Sedation===
+==Critical Procedures==
-*You must have privileges for procedural sedation in order to perform this procedure. Your privileges are available through our email system if you are not sure.
+*'''[[Central Line Insertion]]'''
-*Any “deep” sedation requires use of the OR and CRNAs.
+*'''[[Chest tubes]]'''
-If you plan to use ketamine, providers have to administer this medication. This works best with 2 providers – one to administer the med and another to perform the procedure.
+*'''[[Thoracic Lavage]]'''
-*Our CRNA staff is always happy to help with sedation as well.
+*'''[[FAST Exam]]'''
+*'''[[High-Flow Nasal Cannula (HFNC) — Pediatric|High-Flow Nasal Cannula]]'''
+*'''[[Intubation – Adult and Peds|Intubations]]''' (and other airway management)
+*'''[[Blakemore Tube Insertion for Upper Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage]]'''
-===Chest tubes===
+==Common Procedures==
-*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.
+*'''[[Abscess Incision and Drainage (I&D)]]'''
-===[[Intubation – Adult and Peds|Intubations]]===
+*'''[[Closed Fracture Reductions]]'''
-*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.
+*'''[[Digital Block]]'''
-*There is an adult and pediatric guideline that you are expected to follow.
+*'''[[Fishhook Removal]]'''
-*[[Intubation – Adult]]
+*'''[[Laceration Repair]]'''
-*[[Intubation – Pediatric]]
+*'''[[Lumbar Puncture]]'''
+*'''[[Paracentesis]]'''
+*'''[[Peritonsilar Abscess Drainage]]'''
+*'''[[Procedural Sedation]]'''
+*'''[[Thoracentesis]]'''
-===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.
+[[:Category:Emergency Room|Emergency Department Main Page]]
-*You need to use the ortho  [[media:Orthopedic Teleradiology Request.pdf|telerad form]].