Miscellaneous
Guide to the in-hospital fanny pack: The decision to have a fanny pack was a natural progression. It started in 4th year medical school when a resident gave me a bougie and told me "son, you should keep this in your pocket for your entire rotation". From that moment I felt something inside of me change, I felt more prepared. I wasn't a pro at intubation but I knew I had one of the three things any ER doctor needs to be ready for any situation: Knowledge Equipment The Ability to act Then I witnessed an intubation where the waveform capnography would not calibrate properly resulting in an unnecessary extubation and re-intubation. After that, I started carrying a colormetric CO2 detector in my pocket. I had a bougie, scalpel, end tidal and EMRA pocket guides - along with my badge and stethoscope. I was starting to get weighed down. Finally, on a trip to Mexico, I adopted the use of a portable pulse oximeter as all the residents there carried their own due to the lack of available monitors on every bed. The pulse ox was the final straw. I bought a fanny pack. So what's the final list? Everest fanny pack. 10 Blade Scalpel + Bougie = Cric Kit 12g Angiocath for Needle Decompression 18g Spinal Needle for Pericardiocentesis Tape Measure Portable Pulse Ox EMRA Antibiotic Guide' PALS Pocket Card MCP Rapid Response Checklist (IAD Checklist) Manometer for Central Line Placement Confirmation Lollipops Sharpie Badge and Stethoscope (they hang on the belt as decorations!) My Fanny: Hospitalist's Fanny: Critical Care PA Fellow's Fanny: Link to fanny pack:https://www.amazon.com/Everest-Signature-Waist-Pack-Standard/dp/B000A13NJO/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1481136819&sr=8-1&keywords=everest+fanny+pack Link to Pulse Ox: https://www.amazon.com/Santamedical-Generation-SM-165-Fingertip-Saturation/dp/B00R59OTOC/ref=sr_1_3_a_it?ie=UTF8&qid=1481136846&sr=8-3&keywords=pulse+oximeter