07 / Anaesthesia · Simulation
The tonsils
A five-year-old for a tonsillectomy: a gas induction with a parent, the tube sized by the formula, opioid with care for a child who snores, and the laryngospasm at the end that every anaesthetist meets sooner or later.
Tonsillectomy and adenoidectomy5 y male · 20 kg · ASA 2Snores loudly every night with pauses that frighten his parents. Otherwise well, no previous anaesthetic, clear fluids until an hour ago.
Tonsillectomy and adenoidectomy · min 0 · Pre-induction
- HR
- 100
- SpO2
- 97%
- NIBP
- 96/58
- EtCO2
- 0.0 kPa
- RR
- 22
- Temp
- 36.9°
Pre-induction
min 0 · step 1/9
On the ward with his mother and a tablet. He is not keen on the idea of a cannula.
Fasting and preparation for a five-year-old?
The case waits for your decision.
Teaching values for the printed patient, not a prescribing reference. The drug cart holds every drug here with its class, concentration and dose logic.