Wande’s talk on Spontaneous pneumothorax
NIV by Bilal
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Fahd’s Summary of Asthma and COPD guidelines
Fahd summarises acute assessment and management of patients presenting with Asthma or COPD exacerbation
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Pulled elbow
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August /September 2015 Teaching + QI : VENTILATION
….and BREATHE…….
| 20 Aug
VENTILATION
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Dr Iftikhar: Guidelines review – Asthma + COPD
5 min topic: Fractured radial head (Broderick) |
Dr Lee: Practical Session – BVM Ventilation | Dr Cunningham
ECG of the Week |
| 27 Aug
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Dr Bilal: Topic review: NIV
5 min topic: Welder’s Arc (O’Carroll) |
Dr Gilmartin: Simulation – Acute resp failure
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Practical Session: Airvo, NIV application |
| 3 Sep | Dr Olupitan: Guidelines review – Spont Pneumothorax
5 min topic: Mallet finger (Iftikhar) |
Dr Hussain + Dr O’Carroll: Practical Session – Chest aspiration and drain insertion | Dr Harris: Journal Club
X-ray of the Week |
| 10 Sep
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Dr Eltahir: Topic Review: Community Acquired Pneumonia
5 min topic: Paraphimosis (Bilal) |
OSCEs –
Dr Gilmartin: Airway and Ventilation
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| 17 Sep | Dr Dr Babikir/ Dr L Cunningham: Morbidity +Mortality | ||
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Dr Akram Babikir’s Basic Airway Summary
Presented by Akram Babkir
SHO
Emergency medicine Team
Sligo Regional Hospital
Look, listen, and feel for diminished or absent air movement.
- Observe the pt level of consciousness and determine if apnea is present.
- Identify injury to the airway or other conditions like cervical spine injury that will affect assessment and manipulation of the airway
- Observe chest expansion.
- Observe for suprasternal , supraclavicular , or intercostal retractions, laryngeal displacement toward the chest during inspiration(tracheal tug ) or nasal flaring. These often represent respiratory distress with or without airway obstruction.
Manual methods to establish an airway
- Slight neck extension
- Elevation of the mandible ( jaw thrust maneuver).
- Opening of the mouth
Be aware of cervical spine injury
Adjuncts
Oropharyngeal airway
Nasopharyngeal airway
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