Duration
30 minutes.
Group size
Small group participation (4-6 participants).
Target audience
Emergency department medical, nursing and allied health staff.
Description
This resource kit provides healthcare workers with the knowledge and skills to perform the insertion of an intercostal catheter (ICC) to manage a patient with blunt chest trauma, including the indications and considerations for ICC placement.
Learning objectives
Recognise the indications for ICC insertion including:- size of haemothorax/pneumothorax
- timing of insertion and associated clinical features.
- size of ICC.
- location of ICC insertion
- potential complications of insertion and removal of chest drains.