HOLDING YOU TIGHT
A suture material that loses its tensile strength overtime and degrades within the body.
What is an absorbable suture?
What is the tongue?
What is Anterior and lateral?
The most common adverse event while using ESU.
What are patient burns?
Loss of more than 1 blood volume in a 24-hour period or loss of one half of the patient blood volume within a 3-hour period, or bleeding at a rate of 150ml/min.
What is a massive hemorrhage?
A type of suture technique where each stitch is tied and cut before the next one is placed allowing for greater control over tension.
What is an interrupted or non-continuous suture?
The structure that protects the lower airway from food and liquid during swallowing.
What is the epiglottis?
What are the quick combo pads and 3/5 lead Electrodes?
This device completes the circuit back to the generator.
What is the dispersive pad?
These are some appropriate initial interventions in MHP.
IV access 2 lg bore IV's, crystalloid as per MRHP, ordering MHP labs, monitoring vital signs, Medications, such as duratocin, oxytocin, TXA, ergot.
A single strand of suture which minimizes tissue drag and is less prone to harbor bacteria
What is a monofilament suture?
This is characterized by: decreased or absent breath sounds on the affected side, shortness of breath, and decreased chest expansion.
What is a pneumothorax?
Signs of tension pneumothorax. Displacement of great vessels (hypotension), distended neck veins, and displacement of trachea (late sign)
Two ways to disarm a charge if it is no longer needed.
What are press the speed dial button, or wait 60 seconds?
This is built up charred tissue that prevents effective current flow.
What is eschar?
Two things that must happen when activating the massive hemorrhage protocol?
Bonus* What is the phone number for Transfusion Medicine?
What is have the MHP checklist completed and ready and Document the Transfusion Medicine physician on call on the checklist?
A synthetic non absorbable suture material with excellent tensile strength and a long lifespan.
What is Prolene?
This curved medical device is inserted into the mouth to keep the airway open by preventing the tongue from blocking the pharynx.
What is an OPA (Oropharyngeal airway)?
These are shockable rhythms.
What is ventricular fibrillation and pulseless ventricular tachycardia?
A major risk when using ESU near the head, face, and neck, or when using supplemental oxygen.
What is a surgical fire?
Max dose of Riastap (Fibrinogen Concentrate) in an obstetrical patient weighing more than 25kg.
What is 4 grams?
(Riastap is weight based. 60mg/kg to max of 4 grams. Given in a separate line, infuse at rate of 20ml/min.)
A needle that has a sharp cutting edge and is used for tougher tissue like skin.
What is a reverse cutting needle?
This is a 2nd generation supraglottic airway device used for anesthesia to provide a secure, non-inflatable anatomical seal above the vocal cords, to facilitate ventilation during surgical procedures.
What is an I-Gel Airway?
What are verbalize all clear, look to make sure everyone is clear, deliver shock?
In this mode, the current travels from the active electrode, through the patient, to a separate dispersive electrode.
What is monopolar?
The threshold for giving Fibrinogen Concentrate to an obstetrical patient is based on this lab result.
What is a fibrinogen level Less than 2.0g/L?