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Medical Category: Procedures and Skills

REBEL Core Cast 34.0 – Chest Tubes

Take Home Points Small to Moderate Size Pneumothorax – consider managing conservatively with observation (need to make sure consulting services on same page) Needle aspiration for spontaneous pneumothorax recommend by British Thoracic and European Respiratory Societies 1 in 5 patients …

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Procedures and Skills

REBEL Core Cast 33.0 – Needle Decompression

Take Home Points Forget the “traditional” needle decompression landmark Decompress at 4th or 5th intercostal space in the anterior axillary line

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Procedures and Skills

REBEL Core Podcast 32.0 – N95 Mask Reuse

Take Home Points N95 masks ideally should be single use but in COVID19 times, safe reuse practices are critical. The best approach to reuse is vaporized H2O2 and UV light decontamination with a total of 3 decon cycles prior to …

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Procedures and Skills

COVID-19: Macgyvering Non-Invasive Ventilation (NIV)

The SARS-CoV-2 pandemic has strained our available healthcare resources and caused unprecedented stress in the lives of our healthcare workers.  With the advent of COVID-19 and the resultant deaths of our colleagues, it has become painfully clear that our profession …

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Procedures and SkillsThoracic and Respiratory

REBEL Review 97: Sedation and Analgesia in Drug Shortages

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