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Radial artery catheter placement pitfall: through-and-through vessel puncture. Salvage the line by withdrawing until blood flow resumes and advancing guidewire or needle over catheter. authors.elsevier.com/a/1eOc62dT1CqV…

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For pediatric patients who need tetanus vaccine in the ED, remember to give DTaP for ages 6 and under (full strength doses of diphtheria and pertussis vaccines for better protection early in life) and Tdap for ages 7 and up. The number 7 looks like the letter T!

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Managed to get this tested today with some excellent feedback! It’s definitely going to help people get used to the process of chest drain insertion and the yoga mat has surprisingly good feedback.

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Adenosine administration: put the 3-way stopcock in “all ports open” position and you won’t have to swivel between adenosine and flush. Keep pressure on both syringes to avoid backing up.

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Scalpel-finger-bougie cricothyrotomy. Check out our website for more curated and original procedure videos and checklists: thegurneyroom.com/technical-skil…

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