Breathing Skills 2:
Chest Suction and Autotransfusion
Almost all chest suction devices employ the three bottle suction principle. Prior to chest tube insertion, attach an autotransfusion device to the chest drainage system on all chest trauma patients with a history of hypotension.
Attachment for Autotransfusion of Shed Blood
Reference
- Proehl JA. Emergency Nursing Procedures, 2nd ed. Philadelphia, WB Saunders 1999.