BIGGLES FRCA
by
Grant Hutchison
First published in Today’s Anaesthetist Vol.13 No.4 July/August 1998
https://oikofuge.com/biggles-frca/
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The wise medic
On perfection
‘Perfection is the enemy of good enough’
– MH, GGH
Often applicable, but not always!
3 Rules
1. Assume nothing and trust no one.
2. No matter how bad your day is, at least you do not have pancreatic cancer.
3. Breathe and smile.
On bleeding
‘[During a radical cystectomy] if you being to think that your patient has bled a significant amount, then he [almost invariably] has.’ RP
I think the above applies to many situations.
Places blood will be lost:
Suction
Swabs
GU-ESTIMATE on the drapes/floor
HIDDEN in the gutters or pelvis
Anaesthesia is…
Simple things done well.
Solution in obs…
‘The answer is GA. What is the question?’
– KK, LRI
3 A’s of anaesthesia
Airway
Anaphylaxis
Awareness
– JC
When it all goes wrong
“Things do not go wrong because of the medical conditions like anaphylaxis, MH, etc… its because you failed to notice the disconnection, tissued cannula, etc…”
ML
"Keep calm and carry on"
As posted in coffee room.
