Emergency Procedures Masterclass (Part 1)

Intubate like a pro. This chapter will teach you how to secure the airway of your patient using either direct or video laryngoscopy and optimize post-intubation conditions.

Cardioversion and defibrillation got you shaking? Learn the differences between them, their indications, tools to use, and how to shock someone back to life in this chapter.

Use transcutaneous pacing (TCP) to treat symptomatic bradycardias. Here, you’ll cover indications for TCP, medications that boost tolerability, and how to use external pacer pads.

In this chapter, you’ll learn to recognize when transvenous pacing (TVP) is required, how to float a transvenous pacer, and how to diagnose and fix TVP complications.

What’s causing your patient’s vertigo? Here, you’ll cover common causes, when and how to perform Dix-Hallpike and Epley maneuvers, and how to fix benign positional vertigo.

In this chapter, you’ll learn how to place a central line, secure and flush the line, place an Easy IJ, and avoid common pitfalls involved in the process.

When are chest tubes necessary? In this chapter, you’ll find out when they’re useful, how to quickly treat a pneumothorax, and how to place chest tubes and pigtail catheters.

Here, you’ll learn how to perform a lumbar puncture to diagnose a brain bleed or infection, how to optimize patient positioning prior to the procedure, and master manometry.

Wrap up this emergency procedures course by learning how to place a peripheral IV and draw blood when required.