Anaes Vivas · Aspiration & regurgitation
Equipment viva — the suction and the RSI set-up
An equipment viva on the RSI readiness — the working high-flow suction (the Yankauer, the wide-bore catheter, the tested), the table tilted head-down, the drugs drawn up, the second-generation supraglottic airway and the videolaryngoscope available, and the team briefed.
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The wall suction with the Yankauer and the wide-bore catheter, and the RSI drug tray. Describe the set-up for the RSI and the aspiration readiness.
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This is the wall suction with the Yankauer and the wide-bore catheter, and the RSI drug tray. Describe the set-up for the RSI and the aspiration readiness.
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