Chest Drains Online Skills Pack

Table of Contents

1. Chest Drain Programme
2. Essential Pre-requisite Knowledge
3. Large bore chest drain insertion
4. Small-bore chest drain insertion
5. Pre-hospital chest drain insertion
6. Chest drain management
7. Chest drain Removal
8. Risk Factors of Chest Drain Management
9. Theoretical Assessment - Chest Drains
10. Housekeeping
11. Appendices
    1. Appendix A
    2. Appendix B
    3. Appendix C
    4. Appendix D
    5. Appendix E
    6. Appendix F
    7. Appendix G
    8. Appendix H

Appendix F

Large-Bore Chest Drain Equipment List

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Figure 18. Large bore chest drain equipment tray

Sterile chest drain tray containing forceps, clips, drapes and scissors

Scalpel

2. silk suture

Antiseptic skin preparation such as chlorhexidine

32 F chest drain with introducer

Underwater seal drainage system (chest drain bottle, tubing and sterile water)

Green and orange needles for local anaesthetic administration

10ml syringe

10ml 1% lignocaine

Sterile and non-sterile gloves

Apron

Mask

Gown

Swabs

Dressing such as Mepore