Standard precautions CCC
Standard precautions are work practices that provide a first-line approach to infection prevention in the healthcare environment.
Category Procedure
Pleural Tap
Pleural Tap: Thoracocentesis; Diagnostic - determine the cause of pleural effusion. Therapeutic - remove excess pleural fluid to assist respiration and provide symptomatic relief.
Urinary Catheterisation
Indications Contraindications: Choose the correct catheter Handy Hints: References and Links
Tracheostomy Insertion Techniques
Approach to percutaneous dilatational tracheostomy (PDT) procedure
Is there anything a SAM splint can’t do?
Deciding what to carry in your medical kit on an expedition is hard. You don’t want to leave anything out, but you can’t carry an entire hospital on your back. I mean, the wheels on the slit lamp really suck…
Subungual haematoma
Subungual haematoma: common nail bed injury caused by blunt trauma, effectively treated by trephination with excellent outcomes.
Obedience Under Arrest
There’s a torso at the front of the queue. Towards the back of the line, patiently waiting their turn, are several uniformed staff-members. Some of them are cracking their knuckles. They mean business. Well one doesn’t, but he’s a first…