Procedure Archives • LITFL https://litfl.com/category/litfl/procedure/ Emergency medicine education and critical care education blog Tue, 03 Jun 2025 05:59:20 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.1 https://litfl.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/cropped-LITFL-Logo-Square-516-TR-100x100.png Procedure Archives • LITFL https://litfl.com/category/litfl/procedure/ 32 32 124409178 Procedure: Sutures and Staples https://litfl.com/procedure-sutures-and-staples/ https://litfl.com/procedure-sutures-and-staples/#respond Tue, 03 Jun 2025 05:56:53 +0000 https://litfl.com/?p=284789 James Miers and John Mackenzie Procedure: Sutures and Staples

Emergency Procedure: closing lacerations. Three updated videos covering the Simple Suture, Advanced Skills and Stapling

]]> https://litfl.com/procedure-sutures-and-staples/feed/ 0 284789 Airway – Cricothyroidotomy (surgical) https://litfl.com/airway-cricothyroidotomy-surgical/ https://litfl.com/airway-cricothyroidotomy-surgical/#respond Mon, 26 May 2025 22:00:00 +0000 https://litfl.com/?p=284239 James Miers and John Mackenzie Airway – Cricothyroidotomy (surgical)

Emergency procedure, instructions and discussion: Surgical Cricothyroidotomy - inability to oxygenate and ventilate with (BVM, LMA, ETT) and age >10years

]]> https://litfl.com/airway-cricothyroidotomy-surgical/feed/ 0 284239 Procedure: Nail bed repair https://litfl.com/procedure-nail-bed-repair-instructions/ https://litfl.com/procedure-nail-bed-repair-instructions/#respond Tue, 13 May 2025 00:00:00 +0000 https://litfl.com/?p=283497 James Miers and Hasan Sarwar Procedure: Nail bed repair

Emergency Procedure, instruction and discussion: nail bed repair - a deceptively simple injury that can lead to permanent nail deformity if managed incorrectly

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Emergency Procedure: nail bed lacerations - a deceptively simple injury that can lead to permanent nail deformity if not managed carefully

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Emergency Procedure, instruction and discussion: Serratus Anterior Plane (SAP) Block; a technique most often used for rib fracture pain

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Emergency Procedure: Serratus Anterior Plane (SAP) Block; a technique most often used for rib fracture pain

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Today we cover lateral canthotomy and cantholysis, with a guide made in partnership with a recent publication in Australasian Emergency Care

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Today we cover lateral canthotomy and cantholysis, with a guide made in partnership with a recent publication in Australasian Emergency Care

]]> https://litfl.com/procedure-lateral-canthotomy/feed/ 0 279861 Airway – Tracheostomy emergencies https://litfl.com/airway-tracheostomy-emergencies/ https://litfl.com/airway-tracheostomy-emergencies/#respond Sat, 15 Mar 2025 05:51:00 +0000 https://litfl.com/?p=284252 James Miers and John Mackenzie Airway – Tracheostomy emergencies

Emergency procedure, instructions and discussion: Tracheostomy emergencies for patients in respiratory distress or following accidental decannulation

]]> https://litfl.com/airway-tracheostomy-emergencies/feed/ 0 284252 Airway – Cricothyroidotomy (needle) https://litfl.com/airway-cricothyroidotomy-needle/ https://litfl.com/airway-cricothyroidotomy-needle/#respond Thu, 13 Mar 2025 22:00:00 +0000 https://litfl.com/?p=284236 James Miers and John Mackenzie Airway – Cricothyroidotomy (needle)

Emergency procedure, instructions and discussion: Needle Cricothyroidotomy when unable to oxygenate and ventilate with (BVM, LMA, ETT) and age <10years

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Emergency procedure, instructions and discussion: Laryngeal mask airway (LMA) for airway compromise and deeply reduced level of consciousness or arrest

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Emergency procedure, instructions and discussion: Oropharyngeal airway for upper airway obstruction (partial or complete) and reduced level of consciousness

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