Femoral Nerve Block Kit List

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.

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Mechanisms of involuntary patient care

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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