Procedure: Lumbar Puncture
Emergency Procedure: Lumbar Puncture. This core skill is worth knowing inside out. You need the confidence to put the patient at ease and perform it well.
Category LITFL
Procedure: Thoracotomy
Emergency procedure, instructions and discussion: Thoracotomy. Possibly the most terrifying emergency procedure, but also one which carries a high chance of saving a life.
Procedure: Thoracotomy
Emergency Procedure: Thoracotomy. Possibly the most terrifying emergency procedure, but also one which carries a high chance of saving a life.
Procedure: Priapism management
Emergency procedure, instructions and discussion: Priapism management. Management of Low flow ischaemic priapism (98%) and High flow non-ischaemic priapism (2%)
Procedure: Priapism management
Emergency Procedure: Priapism management. Management of Low flow ischaemic priapism (98%) and High flow non-ischaemic priapism (2%)
Procedure: Craniostomy
Emergency Procedure: Emergency department Burr holes (Craniostomy). That’s right we are drilling through skulls to save lives!
Procedure: Male Seldinger catheter
Emergency procedure, instructions and discussion: Difficult male catheters - We recommend a Seldinger technique
Procedure: Craniostomy
Emergency Procedure: Emergency department Burr holes (Craniostomy). That’s right we are drilling through skulls to save lives!
Procedure: Male Seldinger catheter
Emergency Procedure: Male Seldinger catheter. Difficult male catheters - We recommend a Seldinger technique
Procedure: Pericardiocentesis
Emergency procedure, instructions and discussion: Pericardiocentesis. One of the most difficult and risky but life-saving emergency procedures
Procedure: Pericardiocentesis
Emergency Procedure: Pericardiocentesis. one of the most difficult and risky emergency procedures, but one you already have the ultrasound and line skills to perform well.
Procedure: Radial Arterial Line
Emergency procedure, instructions and discussion: Radial Arterial Line, with a guide made in partnership with a recent publication in Emergency medicine Australasia