The Procedures Course
Activity Overview
Episode publication activity over the past year
Episodes
Video Laryngoscopy
09 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Hyperangulated videolaryngoscopy is an emerging skill of critical care clinicians which makes use of advanced laryngoscopes to achieve excellent visua...
Resuscitative Hysterotomy
09 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Resuscitative hysterotomy is the emergent delivery of a foetus from a mother in cardiac arrest to improve the outcomes of both the mother and foetus.
Escharotomy
09 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Escharotomy involves incision of inelastic burned tissue (eschar) that can impair perfusion of the extremities, as well as restrict chest wall movemen...
Pericardial Decompression
09 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Most fatalities from blunt or penetrating cardiac injuries occur prior to hospital arrival. The main reversible pathology is acute cardiac tamponade, ...
Pleural Decompression
09 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Pleural decompression with subsequent tube thoracostomy is one of the most commonly performed life-saving procedures for traumatic chest injuries. Tho...
Trans-venous Pacing
09 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Temporary transvenous cardiac pacing involves insertion of a pacing wire (catheter based electrode) into the right ventricle to allow electrical stimu...
Resuscitative Vascular Access
09 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The anatomical properties of the subclavian vein provide a number of benefits for its use in central venous access, especially during trauma resuscita...
Surgical Airway
09 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
An emergency surgical airway may be a life-saving procedure in situations where other airway management techniques have failed or are contraindicated....
Cranial Decompression
09 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Cranial decompression with a burr hole is the drainage of an acute extra-axial haematoma (extradural and/or subdural) in the neurologically deteriorat...
Retrieval Amputation
09 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Prehospital limb amputation is an uncommonly performed procedure whereby amputation of an entrapped limb is required to facilitate the safe extricatio...
Orbital Decompression
29 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Lateral canthotomy (incision of lateral canthus) and cantholysis (cutting of the inferior canthal tendon) are stepwise sight saving procedures perform...