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Trauma - Chest Drains - JK

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Summary

This on-demand teaching session provides medical professionals with the necessary tools and techniques to confidently insert a chest tube into their patient, whilst ensuring patient safety and comfort. It covers receiving consent, preparing the patient and supplies, selecting the appropriate insertion site, obtaining trocar/dilator patency, and applying dressing and securing the tube correctly. From learning how to utilize forceps, to how to correctly knot dressings and avoid accidental tugging, this session is packed full of useful advice for medical professionals so they can offer the best care for their patients.

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Learning objectives

Learning Objectives:

  1. Describe appropriate procedures that should be taken in preparing a patient for chest tube insertion.
  2. Identify strategies to ensure optimal skin preparation for chest tube insertion.
  3. Explain the safety margin when advancing the chest tube.
  4. Demonstrate techniques used to secure the chest tube in place.
  5. List the criteria necessary when selecting an appropriate chest dressing.
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