====== Cranial access ======


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[[Hand drill]]
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[[Hex Wrench]]
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 5.31mm [[Drill Bit Assembly]]
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[[Povidone-Iodine]] 1oz.
1 Retractor, Self Retaining, 4.25” – SS
1 PVP Swabs
2 Culture Tube, 15ml Screw Cap
1 Scalpel #15
1 Scalpel #11
2 18G x 1.5” Needle
1 Mosquito Forceps, Curved
1 Adson Forceps, Serrated
1 Adson Forceps, 1 x 2 Teeth
1 18G x 3.5” Spindle Needle
2 12cc Safety Syringes
1 Fenestrated Drape with barrier, 31” x 51”
2 2oz. Medicine Cups
10 4” x 4” Gauze Sponges
1 Skin Marker
1 Ruler
3 18” x 26” Absorbent Towels
1 Scissors
1 Needle Holder Forceps
1 25G x ⅝” Needle
1 6ml DuraPrep™ solution (sterile)
2 Sodium Chloride, O.9% solution (10ml)
1 Lidocaine 1.5% w/ Epinephrine (30ml)
2 3-0 x 18” Nylon Sutures – (sterile)
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Delayed [[interhospital transfer]]s of deteriorating [[neurotrauma]] patients from rural and [[regional hospital]]s to [[Tertiary referral hospital]]s have seen the need for non-neurosurgeons to undertake emergency [[intracranial hematoma]] [[evacuation]] surgery locally. There is a paucity in the literature regarding the widespread availability of [[cranial access]] [[equipment]] in non-[[tertiary center]]s and patient outcomes in Queensland.