GEMC:Procedures and Skills 1

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This the main page for the Global Emergency Medicine Curriculum Project's Procedures and Skills 1 section. For point of care treatment information see the respective category page and non-GEMC notes.

VITAL SIGNS MONITORING TECHNIQUES

VITAL SIGNS MEASUREMENT

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Joe Lex: Vital Signs (2010) http://freeemergencytalks.net/2010/11/joe-lex-vital-signs-2010/ Peter DeBlieux: Vital Signs for the 21st Century: Moving Beyond BP and HR in the Critically Ill http://freeemergencytalks.net/2010/08/peter-deblieux-vital-signs-for-the-21st-century-moving-beyond-bp-and-hr-in-the-critically-ill/

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OXYGENATION AND VENTILATION ASSESSMENT

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RESPIRATORY PROCEDURES

BASIC AIRWAY MANAGEMENT

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Reuben Strayer: Contemporary Strategies in Airway Management http://freeemergencytalks.net/2012/07/reuben-strayer-usa-contemporary-strategies-in-airway-management/ Kenneth Butler: Current Devices in Airway Management http://freeemergencytalks.net/2011/12/kenneth-butler-maryland-current-devices-in-airway-management/ Rob Vissers: The Difficult Airway http://freeemergencytalks.net/2010/05/rob-vissers-the-difficult-airway/

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TRACHEAL INTUBATION

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PHARMACOLOGIC ADJUNCTS TO INTUBATION

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SURGICAL AIRWAY MANAGMENT

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TRACHEOSTOMY CARE

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MECHANICAL VENTILATION

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THORACENTESIS

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TUBE THORACOSTOMY

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CARDIAC PROCEDURES

SUPRAVENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIAS

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DEFIBRILLATION AND CARDIOVERSION

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ASSESSMENT OF IMPLANTABLE DEVICES

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BASIC ECG TECHNIQUES

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EMERGENCY CARDIAC PACING

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PERICARDIOCENTESIS

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ARTIFICIAL PERFUSION DURING CARDIAC ARREST

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RESUSCITATIVE THORACOTOMY

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VASCULAR TECHNIQUES AND VOLUME SUPPORT

PEDIATRIC VASCULAR ACCESS

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ARTERIAL PUNCTURE AND CANNULATION

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PERIPHERAL INTRAVENOUS ACCESS

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CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETERIZATION

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VENOUS CUTDOWN

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INDWELLING VASCULAR DEVICES

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INTRAOSSEOUS INFUSION

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ALTERNATIVE DRUG ADMINISTRATION

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AUTOTRANSFUSION

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TRANSFUSION THERAPY

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ANESTHETIC AND ANALGESIC TECHNIQUES

LOCAL AND TOPICAL ANESTHESIA

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REGIONAL ANESTHESIA OF THE HEAD AND NECK

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Oral and Maxillofacial Regional Anesthesia: http://www.nysora.com/techniques/nerve-stimulator-and-surface-based-ra-techniques/head-and-neck-blocka/3420-oral-and-maxillofacial-regional-anesthesia.html

Regional Anesthesia of the Head and Neck: http://www.aafp.org/afp/2004/0201/p585.html

Regional Anesthesia: http://www.mainehealth.org/em_body.cfm?id=3235

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Multiple Videos of Head and Neck Regional Anesthesia: https://sites.google.com/site/emprocedures/facial-and-dental-nerve-blocks/auricular-block

Maxillary Nerve Block: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GXuF_KUgfGg

Mandibular Nerve Blocks: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tkcx32iHxh0

Anesthesia of the Ear: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sJ5KZSAQQfQ

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NERVE BLOCKS OF THE THORAX AND EXTREMITIES

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Regional Anesthesia: http://www.mainehealth.org/em_body.cfm?id=3235

Digital Block: http://academiclifeinem.com/trick-of-the-trade-single-digital-block/

Pearls on Digital Blocks: http://academiclifeinem.com/sneak-peak-trick-of-the-trade-digital-nerve-block/

Ultrasound Guided Shoulder Dislocation Injection: http://academiclifeinem.com/trick-of-the-trade-ultrasound-guided-injection-for-shoulder-dislocation/

Neuraxial Anesthesia- Intercostal Blocks: http://www.nysora.com/techniques/neuraxial-and-perineuraxial-techniques/landmark-based/3072-intercostal-block.html

Wrist and Elbow Nerve Blocks: http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/1361710-technique#showall

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Femoral Nerve Block with Ultrasound: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iLN-wZEzXvw

Ankle Nerve Block: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7PYreMxoKPo

Toe Digital Block: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pXO_FrWHmuk

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INTRAVENOUS REGIONAL ANESTHESIA

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SYSTEMIC ANALGESIA AND SEDATION

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