2: Airway Procedures
Section Two Airway Procedures PROCEDURE 3 Airway Positioning PROCEDURE 4 Airway Foreign Object Removal PROCEDURE 5 Oral Airway Insertion PROCEDURE 6 Nasal Airway Insertion PROCEDURE 7 Laryngeal Mask Airway PROCEDURE…
10: Vascular Access
Section Ten Vascular Access PROCEDURE 60 Peripheral Intravenous Cannulation PROCEDURE 61 Rapid-Infusion Catheter Exchange PROCEDURE 62 External Jugular Venous Access PROCEDURE 63 Subclavian Venous Access PROCEDURE 64 Internal Jugular Venous Access PROCEDURE 65 Femoral Venous Access…
16: Abdominal and Genitourinary Procedures
Section Sixteen Abdominal and Genitourinary Procedures PROCEDURE 95 Diagnostic Peritoneal Lavage PROCEDURE 96 Paracentesis PROCEDURE 97 Intraabdominal Pressure Monitoring PROCEDURE 98 Insertion of Orogastric and NasogastricTubes PROCEDURE 99 Gastric Lavage for GastrointestinalBleeding PROCEDURE 100 Gastric Lavage…
17: Musculoskeletal Procedures
Section Seventeen Musculoskeletal Procedures PROCEDURE 111 Spinal Immobilization PROCEDURE 112 Helmet Removal PROCEDURE 113 General Principles of Splinting PROCEDURE 114 Ring Removal PROCEDURE 115 Body Jewelry Removal PROCEDURE 116 Vacuum Splints PROCEDURE 117 Air Splints PROCEDURE 118 Traction…
9: Circulation Procedures
Section Nine Circulation Procedures PROCEDURE 48 Positioning the Hypotensive Patient PROCEDURE 49 Doppler Ultrasound for Assessment of Blood Pressure and Peripheral Pulses PROCEDURE 50 Measuring Postural Vital Signs PROCEDURE 51 Pneumatic Antishock Garment PROCEDURE 52…
8: Pleural Decompression
Section Eight Pleural Decompression PROCEDURE 38 Emergency Needle Thoracentesis PROCEDURE 39 Chest Tube Insertion PROCEDURE 40 Management of Chest-DrainageSystems PROCEDURE 41 One-Way Valve PROCEDURE 42 Chest-Drainage Bottles PROCEDURE 43 Chest-Drainage Devices: Emerson PROCEDURE 44 Chest-Drainage Devices: Pleur-Evac…
18: Integumentary Procedures
Section Eighteen Integumentary Procedures PROCEDURE 134 Wound Cleansing and Irrigation PROCEDURE 135 Wound Anesthesia: Local Infiltration andTopical Agents PROCEDURE 136 Digital Block PROCEDURE 137 Intravenous Regional Anesthesia PROCEDURE 138 Fishhook Removal PROCEDURE 139 Wound Care for…
11: Blood Product Administration
Section Eleven Blood Product Administration PROCEDURE 72 Administration of Blood Products PROCEDURE 73 Blood Filters PROCEDURE 74 Massive Transfusion PROCEDURE 75 Blood and Fluid Warmers PROCEDURE 76 Blood and Fluid Pressure Infusers PROCEDURE 77 General Principles…
20: Ophthalmic Procedures
Section Twenty Ophthalmic Procedures PROCEDURE 153 Assessing Visual Acuity PROCEDURE 154 Contact Lens Removal PROCEDURE 155 Eye Irrigation PROCEDURE 156 Fluorescein Staining of Eyes PROCEDURE 157 Ophthalmic Foreign Body Removal PROCEDURE 158 Instillation of Eye Medications…
13: Cardiac Pacing
Section Thirteen Cardiac Pacing PROCEDURE 85 Transcutaneous Cardiac Pacing PROCEDURE 86 Temporary Transvenous Pacemaker Insertion PROCEDURE 85 Transcutaneous Cardiac Pacing Mike D. McMahon, RN, BSN Transcutaneous cardiac pacing is also known as…
