Category LITFL
CCC Critical Care compendium 340

Cuff Pressure Gauge

Cuff pressure gauge aka cuff manometer; allows safe inflation of the cuff seal of low pressure endotracheal and laryngeal tube cuffs by measuring the cuff pressure

CCC Critical Care compendium 340

Wet Circuit / Humidifier

OVERVIEW A “wet circuit” is a breathing circuit with active humidification, as opposed to a “dry circuit” that uses a Heat and Moisture Exchanger (HME) USES DESCRIPTION METHOD OF INSERTION AND/OR USE Pitfalls COMPLICATIONS PROS AND  CONS Advantages Disadvantages References…

CCC Critical Care compendium 340

Magill forceps

Magill forceps: aid passage of an endotracheal tube into the larynx (e.g. nasal intubation); aid gastric tube passage into the oesophagus; remove foreign bodies from the airway/ pharynx; place pharyngeal packs (e.g. bleeding)

CCC Critical Care compendium 340

Intraosseous access

Intraosseous (IO) access can be obtained using manual or drill-inserted devices for insertion of specialised needles; IO access uses the medullary space as a non collapsible entry point into the systemic venous system