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 H

Pre-hospital Chest Drain Equipment List

Portex chest drain kit, or similar, containing chest drain, scalpel, suture, sealed bag and tubing, forceps

Betadine spray

Green and orange needles for local anaesthetic administration

10ml syringe

10ml 1% lignocaine

Sterile and non-sterile gloves

Apron

Gown

Swabs

Wide water proof tape, such as Sleek