Equipment list for incision and drainage of a collection
- PPE
- Gloves, sterile, 8.5 (9 if n/a, 8 if neither available)
- Mask, surgical, with face shield
- Gown, non-sterile
- Equipment
- ICU Basic procedure pack (small)
- essential components: scalpel (pref. 11-blade), non-toothed forceps, needle holders, artery clips, scissors, galli-pots, gauze
- Blueys
- Chlorhexidine 1% or 2% with alcohol, red or blue, 100mL
- Lignocaine 1%, with adrenaline, 5mL
- Saline for irrigation, 50mL
- Syringe, 20mL
- Syringe, 5mL
- Needle, 25G
- Needle, 19G
- Gauze 10cm squares, x15 (5 per pack, so 3x packs)
- ICU Basic procedure pack (small)
- If collecting specimens
- Slide x1
- Swab in charcoal transport medium (“wet swab”) x1
- Swab on a stick, not for lab
- Specimen jar