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==Procedure== | ==Procedure== | ||
# Contents of the pressure measurement kit | |||
# Remove contents from wrapping | |||
# Attach chamber to the pre-filled saline syringe | |||
# Place the aforementioned into the monitor/unit | |||
# Place needle onto chamber | |||
# Eject excess air, if present, from syringe | |||
# Zero the assembled unit at the angle you will be entering compartment | |||
# Insert, inject 2-3 drops of saline, and await measurement | |||
[[File:Compartment pressure striker steps.jpg|Steps to measure compartment pressure using a striker needle]] | [[File:Compartment pressure striker steps.jpg|Steps to measure compartment pressure using a striker needle]] | ||
==Complications== | ==Complications== | ||
Revision as of 19:11, 20 July 2014
Indications
Contraindications
Equipment Needed
Procedure
- Contents of the pressure measurement kit
- Remove contents from wrapping
- Attach chamber to the pre-filled saline syringe
- Place the aforementioned into the monitor/unit
- Place needle onto chamber
- Eject excess air, if present, from syringe
- Zero the assembled unit at the angle you will be entering compartment
- Insert, inject 2-3 drops of saline, and await measurement
