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BSN 246 WEEK 6 2025- SIMULATION -
RESPIRATORY PROBLEM
For a chest tube placement, the following equipment from the list provided would be necessary:
1. Petroleum gauze: to place around the chest tube insertion site to create an airtight seal
and prevent air from entering the pleural space.
2. Closed chest-drainage system: to collect the fluid or air that is being drained from the
pleural space and to allow for monitoring of the drainage.
3. 500ml sterile saline bottle: for potential use in the drainage system, especially if a wet
suction system is being used where the saline can help maintain the water seal. 4.
Tracheostomy insertion kit
Additional essential equipment not listed but typically needed:
• Sterile drapes and towels: to create a sterile field.
• Sterile gloves and gowns: for maintaining sterility during the procedure.
• Local anesthetic (e.g., lidocaine): to numb the area where the chest tube will be inserted.
• Scalpel: to make the initial incision.
• Hemostats or kelly clamps: for blunt dissection and to hold the tube in place during
insertion.
• Chest tube (thoracostomy tube): the tube that will be inserted into the pleural space.
• Suture material and needle: to secure the chest tube in place.
• Sterile dressings: to cover the insertion site after the tube is in place.
• Suction device: if suction is required to help drain the pleural space.
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BSN 246 WEEK 6 2025- SIMULATION -
RESPIRATORY PROBLEM
For a chest tube placement, the following equipment from the list provided would be necessary:
1. Petroleum gauze: to place around the chest tube insertion site to create an airtight seal
and prevent air from entering the pleural space.
2. Closed chest-drainage system: to collect the fluid or air that is being drained from the
pleural space and to allow for monitoring of the drainage.
3. 500ml sterile saline bottle: for potential use in the drainage system, especially if a wet
suction system is being used where the saline can help maintain the water seal. 4.
Tracheostomy insertion kit
Additional essential equipment not listed but typically needed:
• Sterile drapes and towels: to create a sterile field.
• Sterile gloves and gowns: for maintaining sterility during the procedure.
• Local anesthetic (e.g., lidocaine): to numb the area where the chest tube will be inserted.
• Scalpel: to make the initial incision.
• Hemostats or kelly clamps: for blunt dissection and to hold the tube in place during
insertion.
• Chest tube (thoracostomy tube): the tube that will be inserted into the pleural space.
• Suture material and needle: to secure the chest tube in place.
• Sterile dressings: to cover the insertion site after the tube is in place.
• Suction device: if suction is required to help drain the pleural space.
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