Equipment Checklist for Peritonsillar Abscess (PTA) Drainage: 

 • 18g spinal needle with sheath guard, with 1-1.5 cm of the needle left exposed 

 • 2, 10 cc syringes 

 • Size 11 blade scalpel with taped guard 

 • Size 3 or 4 Macintosh blade with handle 

 • Yankauer suction on continuous 

 • Curved hemostat 

 • Lidocaine with epinephrine 

 • Nebulizer set-up 

 • Patient on the monitor 

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