Videos about equipment used in our critical care unit

These videos are either developed on our critical care unit or we provide links to other websites that have developed content so we don’t have to develop content ourselves but we are adding the links because they cover the topics

FOR PDF FILES WITH QUICK REFERENCE GUIDES AND USER MANUALS FOR OUR EQUIPMENT FOLLOW THIS LINK

the video introductions can be found on this page below:

Introduction to using the Braun Syringe pumps The video below is an introduction to the use of the Braun Syringe pump.

Introduction to the Alaris Syringe Pumps

Introduction to the Volumetric pump.

The Volume View Cardiac Output Monitor- Theoretical considerations In this video we review how the Volume View works and what it can do in addition to measuring cardiac output

Volume View- Theory

The Volume View- Practical Considerations This video explains how to set up and use the Volume View

The Volume View- Practical

Use of the Armstrong Medical Flow Generator. The video below shows the used of the Armstrong medical flow generator for high flow oxygen use and for CPAP. The set up uses the Fisher Paykel disposable circuits, we are currently changing to the Armstrong Medical disposables but they are very similar so we aren’t going to remake the whole video!

How a Pulse Oximeter works This is a link to take you to the New England Journal of Medicine explanation of pulse oximeters.

The AMBU bag and Waters bag This video describes the use of the Waters and AMBU bags and the multiple potential problems associated with the use of these devices

Link to the Thermogard website for an explanation of how to set up the intravascular cooling system

Link to instructions explaining how to use our new TEG machine

How the Neurosurgeons insert the ICP monitors

The oesophageal doppler introduction