Essential Emergency Procedures

RESPIRATORY: Intubation: Tracheal and Nasotracheal / Cricothyroidotomy: Standard and Needle / Laryngeal Mask Airway (LMA) / Thoracentesis / Tube Thoracostomy CARDIAC: Cardiac Pacing / Pericardiocentesis / Thoracotomy / Induced Therapeutic Hypothermia VASCULAR: Femoral Vein: Central Venous Access / Internal Jugular Vein: Central Venous Access / Subclavian Vein: Central Venous Access / Intraosseous (IO) Vascular Access / Peripheral Venous Cutdown: Saphenous Vein / Radial Arterial Cannulation GASTROINTESTINAL: Paracentesis / Gastroesophageal Balloon Tamponade (GEBT) or Sengstaken-Blakemore Tube / Hernia Reduction / Diagnostic Peritoneal Lavage (DPL) / Nasogastric Tube (NGT) Placement / Anorectal Foreign Body Removal / Rectal Prolapse Reduction / Excision of Acutely Thrombosed External Hemorrhoids GENITOURINARY: Testicular Torsion / Phimosis Reduction / Paraphimosis Reduction / Suprapubic Catheterization / Priapism: Intracavernous Aspiration OBSTETRIC: Perimortem Cesarean Section / Shoulder Dystocia / Vaginal Breech Delivery / Episiotomy NEUROLOGY: Emergency Bedside Craniostomy (Burr Hole) / Epley Maneuver / Hallpike Test (Dix-Hallpike, Nylan-Barany) / Lumbar Puncture / Occipital Nerve Block MUSCULOSKELETAL General: Methylene Blue Injection/Open Joint Evaluation / Colles' Fracture Reduction with Hematoma Block / Extensor Tendon Repair / Digital Nerve Block / Fasciotomy / Measurement of Compartment Pressures Arthrocentesis: Knee Arthrocentesis / Elbow Arthrocentesis / Ankle Arthrocentesis / Shoulder Arthrocentesis / Interphalangeal Arthrocentesis / Wrist (Radiocarpal) Arthrocentesis / Arthrocentesis Appendix: Joint Fluid Analysis Joint Reduction: Shoulder Dislocation and Reduction / Knee Dislocation and Reduction / Patella Dislocation and Reduction / Elbow Dislocation and Reduction / Hip Dislocation and Reduction / Ankle Dislocation and Reduction / Digit Dislocation and Reduction SOFT TISSUE: Perianal Abscess: Incision and Drainage / Paronychia: Incision and Drainage / Felon: Incision and Drainage / Subungal Hematoma / Wound Closure and Suture Techniques / Foreign Body Removal: Ticks, Rings, and Fish Hooks / Escharotomy & Burn Care HEENT: Epistaxis / Eye Foreign Body Removal / Lateral Canthotomy / Peritonsillar Abscess (PTA) / Auricular Hematoma Drainage NERVE BLOCKS: Intercostal Nerve Block / Dental Nerve Blocks / Facial Nerve Blocks / Ankle and Foot Nerve Blocks / Wrist Nerve Blocks PEDIATRICS: Intubation of the Pediatric Patient / Sedation and Analgesia for the Pediatric Patient / Ear Foreign Body Removal / Nasal Foreign Body Removal / Umbilical Vein Catheterization (UVC) / Nursemaids Elbow (Radial Head Subluxation) BASIC ULTRASOUND: LIMITED, GOAL-DIRECTED: Bedside Gallbladder (GB) Ultrasonography / Bedside Echocardiography / Bedside FAST: Focused Assessment with Sonography for Trauma / Bedside Obstetric/Gynecologic Ultrasonography / Bedside Aortic Ultrasonography / Bedside Renal Ultrasonography