Adult and ≥4 years <4 years Eye opening Eye opening Spontaneously 4 Spontaneously To verbal stimuli 3 To verbal stimuli To painful stimuli 2 To painful stimuli No response to pain 1 No response to pain Best verbal response Best verbal response Orientated and converses 5 Appropriate words or social smile, fixes, follows Confused and […]
Read More »PPE Gloves, sterile, size 8.5 (or 8/9) Equipment Ultrasound machine Sterile ultrasound probe cover (with sterile gel) Standard dressing pack Sonoplex needle 50mm (or 100mm if obese) 20mL syringe, Luer lock Chlorhexidine 2%, 100mL (lesser strengths are tolerable) Ropivacaine 0.75%, 20mL * for Fascia Iliaca block, add 40mL 0.9% saline and 2 further 20mL syringes.
Read More »PPE Gloves, sterile, size 8.5 (or 9) Gown, sterile, size XL Mask, surgical Eye protection Hair net Equipment Procedure pack Drape, fenestrated, large Syringe, 10mL Needle, 18G, drawing up Needle, 25G, long Needle, 21G Scalpel, 22 blade (acceptable substitutes 10 blade, 23 blade) Kelly clamp x1 Tube-clamps x2 Chlorhexidine 2%, 100mL bottle (lesser strengths are […]
Read More »PPE Gloves, sterile, size 8.5 (or 8/9) Gown, sterile, size XL Mask, surgical Eye protection Hair net Equipment Procedure pack Drape, fenestrated, large Syringe, 20mL Syringe, 10mL Syringe, 5mL Needle, 18G drawing up Needle, 25G, long Needle, 21G Scalpel, 11 blade Gauze squares, 10cm, x5-10 Suture equipment Needle holder Forceps Scissors Chlorhexidine 2%, 100mL bottle […]
Read More »The default assumption must be that a patient is free and capable of making decisions about things which concern them. To commit a person to involuntary treatment is an action of last-resort and may only be undertaken in specific circumstances. Types of involuntary treatment The detention of patients against their will falls under two main […]
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