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
Emergent Valve Disorders
Emergent Valve Disorders: regurgitation most common; acute or acute on chronic valve dysfunction; acute on chronic often precipitated by increase in metabolic or haemodynamic requirements (sepsis, bleeding, pregnancy).
Aortic Regurgitation
Aortic regurgitation is diastolic reflux of blood from aorta to LV due to malposition of the aortic cusps.
Contractility
Contractility = the change in force generated independent of preload. Inotropy and contractility are essential synonymous — inotropes are agents that increase contractility.
Compression Only CPR
Arguments for and against Compression Only CPR
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
ENK Oxygen Flow Delivery System
The ENK oxygen flow delivery system is used in conjunction with emergency cannula cricothyroidotomy
Circulation Assessment
Basic summary of Circulation Assessment