Central Venous Catheters
Central Venous Catheter (CVC) is a cannula placed in a central vein (e.g. subclavian, internal jugular or femoral)
Category Equipment
Capnography Waveform Interpretation
Capnography waveform interpretation can be used for diagnosis and ventilator-trouble shooting. The CO2 waveform can be analyzed for 5 characteristics:–Height–Frequency–Rhythm–Baseline–Shape
Blood Warmer
Blood Warmer: Used with rapid transfusion rates (e.g. >50 mL/kg/hr), in already hypothermic patients or rare conditions where cold fluid delivery is problematic (e.g. cold agglutinins); massive transfusion (avoid hypothermia)
Blood gas syringe
Blood gas syringe: used for blood gas analysis; collection of a blood sample for accurate analysis by a blood gas machine
Arterial line and Pressure Transducer
Arterial line and Pressure Transducer
Blood filter
Blood filter: removal of microaggregates during blood transfusion; platelet, leucocyte and fibrin aggregates form in stored blood and are thought to produce pulmonary microembolism -> pulmonary dysfunction
Blood Culture Bottles
Blood Culture Bottles: tubes for sampling blood for microbiological cultures; detection of circulating microorganisms in bacteraemia and septicaemia
Bite block
Bite block: Prevent damage a patient from biting down when placing an device in or through the oral cavity, or during an intraoral procedure
Oxylator
Oxylator: a device that acts as a combination between a bag-valve mask and a portable ventilator; primarily for prehospital use
Martin Kirschner
Martin Kirschner (1879-1942) was a German surgeon. Significant contribution to general surgery; orthopaedic surgery; traumatology; anaesthesiology and pain therapy
Hugh Owen Thomas
Hugh Owen Thomas (1834-1891) was a Welsh Orthopaedic Surgeon. Thomas knee splint (1865); Thomas Test and Thomas wrench for bonesetting
Huber-point needle
Hypodermic needle (needle which enters the skin) Originally described in 1946 by Ralph Huber. More commonly known as the Tuohy Needle