This handy, practical reference vividly describes techniques that are passed along orally, but rarely can be found in print in such a clear, concise presentation.

Airway Management	p. 1
Manual Airway Manuevers	p. 2
Head Tilt	p. 2
Jaw Thrust	p. 3
Oral Airway Devices	p. 4
Nasal Airway Devices	p. 5
Bag-Mask Ventilation	p. 7
Tracheal Intubation	p. 9
Oral	p. 12
Nasal	p. 15
Laryngeal Mask Airway	p. 18
Light Wand Tracheal Intubation	p. 21
Surgical Cricothyroidotomy	p. 24
Needle Cricothyroidotomy	p. 27
Nasal Packs for Epistaxis	p. 29
Arterial/Venous Access	p. 35
Central Venous Access	p. 36
Subclavian Venous Access-Two Approaches	p. 36
Standard (Infraclavicular) Approach	p. 38
Supraclavicular Approach	p. 41
Internal Jugular Access-Two Approaches	p. 43
Central Approach	p. 44
Posterior Approach	p. 47
Femoral Venous Access	p. 50
Other Venous Access Procedures	p. 55
Peripherally Inserted Central Catheter (PICC), Long Arm IV	p. 55
Hohn Catheter	p. 58
Hickman Removal	p. 60
Greater Saphenous Venous Vein Cut-Down	p. 63
Intraosseous Access	p. 66
Arterial Cannulation	p. 69
Radial Artery Cannulation	p. 69
Dorsalis Pedis Artery Cannulation	p. 73
Femoral Artery Cannulation	p. 76
Axillary Artery Cannulation	p. 80
Cardiac Procedures	p. 85
Defibrillation/Cardioversion	p. 86
Pericardiocentesis	p. 90
Temporary Transvenous Cardiac Pacing	p. 94
Pulmonary Artery (PA) or Swan-Ganz Catheter Placement	p. 92
Intra-aortic Ballon Pump (IABP)	p. 102
Thoracic Procedures	p. 111
Thoracentesis	p. 112
Tube Thoracostomy	p. 118
Posterior Approach	p. 120
Anterior Approach	p. 124
Chest Tube Removal	p. 126
Trocar Catheter ("Pig-sticker") Tube Thoracostomy	p. 127
Percutaneous (Wire-Directed) Tube Thoracostomy	p. 132
Chemical Pleural Sclerosis	p. 136
Emergency Bedside Thoractomy	p. 138
Gastrointestinal Procedures	p. 143
Upper Gastrointestinal Procedures	p. 144
Nasogastric Tube	p. 144
Orogastric Tube	p. 147
Nasoduodenal Tube	p. 149
Long Intestinal Tube	p. 151
Sengstaken-Blakemore Tube	p. 153
Feeding Tube Troubleshooting	p. 157
Lower Gastrointestinal Procedures	p. 158
Anoscopy	p. 159
Rigid Sigmoidoscopy	p. 160
Excision of Thrombosed External Hemorrhoid	p. 162
Reduction of Rectal Prolapse	p. 164
Intra-abdominal Procedures	p. 165
Paracentesis	p. 166
Diagnostic Aspiration	p. 167
Therapeutic Drainage	p. 169
Diagnostic Peritoneal Lavage	p. 170
Tenckhoff Catheter Insertion	p. 174
Neurosurgical Procedures	p. 179
Lumbar Puncture	p. 180
Lumbar Drain Placement	p. 186
Ventriculostomy/Intracranial Pressure Monitor (Bolt) Placement	p. 191
Emergent Percutaneous Ventricular Puncture	p. 200
Shunt Tap	p. 202
Urologic Procedures	p. 205
Urology	p. 206
Urethral Catheterization	p. 206
Male	p. 207
Female	p. 211
Percutaneous Suprapubic Cystostomy	p. 215
Retrograde Urethrography	p. 221
Penile Nerve Block	p. 223
Dorsal Slit	p. 225
Gynecology	p. 229
Culdocentesis	p. 229
Incision and Drainage of Bartholin Abscess	p. 234
Plastic and Hand Surgical Procedures	p. 237
Regional Anesthesia	p. 238
Local/Field Block	p. 238
Digital Block	p. 241
Wrist Block	p. 242
Facial Blocks	p. 246
Auricular Blocks	p. 249
Tourniquets	p. 250
Finger Tourniquet	p. 250
Arm Tourniquet	p. 253
Hand Procedures	p. 254
Removal of a Nail	p. 254
Repair of Nail Bed Laceration	p. 256
Drainage of Subungal Hematoma	p. 258
Treatment of Paronychia	p. 259
Incision and Drainage of Upper Extremity Abscess	p. 261
Hand Fractures, Subluxations, and Dislocations	p. 263
Complex Lacerations	p. 269
Lip	p. 269
Ear	p. 270
Dermabond Topical Skin Adhesive	p. 272
Orthopedic Procedures	p. 275
Measurement of Compartment Pressures	p. 276
Arthrocentesis and Intra-articular and Periarticular Injections	p. 279
Metacarpophalangeal Joint	p. 280
Wrist Joint	p. 281
Carpal Tunnel Syndrome Injection	p. 281
Elbow Joint	p. 282
Shoulder Joint	p. 282
Knee Joint	p. 283
Ankle Joint	p. 283
Splinting	p. 287
Posterior Elbow Splint	p. 289
Sugar Tong Forearm Splint	p. 289
Ulnar Gutter Splint	p. 290
Radial Gutter Splint	p. 291
Thumb Spica Splint	p. 291
Long Leg Splint	p. 291
Ankle Splint	p. 292
Closed Joint Reduction	p. 294
Shoulder	p. 294
Radial Head	p. 297
Hip	p. 299
Ankle	p. 301
Needle Biopsies	p. 303
Fine-Needle Aspiration (FNA)	p. 304
Thyroid	p. 304
Breast, Lymph Node, and Soft Tissue	p. 309
Large Needle Cutting Biopsies	p. 313
Silverman Needle Biopsy (Soft Tissue)	p. 313
Tru-Cut Needle Biopsy (Soft Tissue)	p. 315
Percutaneous Liver Biopsy	p. 319
Percutaneous Kidney Biopsy	p. 321
Percutaneous Pancreas Biopsy	p. 323
Life Support Protocols	p. 327
Advanced Cardiac Life Support	p. 327
Advanced Trauma Life Support	p. 333
Focused Abdominal Sonography for Trauma (Fast)	p. 345
Conscious IV Sedation	p. 349
Surgical Sutures	p. 355
Index	p. 359
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