Tourniquets are back
Largely due evidence from increased military use in conflicts in the last two decades, tourniquet use has re-emerged as an effective way to control haemorrhage from limb injury, usually due to partial or complete amputation or severe crush injury (so called...
Trauma Tip: How to secure your intercostal catheter to the patient
I frequently get asked about the best way to secure a chest tube once it’s inserted. So here’s a video demonstrating how I do it. httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v2y-g0RAImw In summary: Thick (1/0 or 2/0) silk sutures grip the tube better and are easier to...
Trauma Tip: Safely secure your intercostal catheter to drain tubing connection!
Once a chest tube is in, people tend to switch off, thinking the hardest part is done, and I often see people grab a roll of Sleek tape and wrap it firmly around the connection between the chest tube and the chest drain tubing. The risk with this is that the tubing...Log In
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