Posts tagged ‘airways’
Jan 31
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Life in the Fast Lane- TechTool Talk 004 May 23, 2013As part of TechTool Thursday, I thought it would be interesting to look at more than just app reviews. This week I interview Adrian BonsallThe post TechTool Talk 004 appeared first on Life in the Fast Lane medical education blog.Mike Cadogan
- Teach, fight, tweet… May 22, 2013In preparation for #IETMC13 the International Faculty Development teaching course - the #MeduBrawl has begun. The post Teach, fight, tweet… appeared first on Life in the Fast Lane medical education blog.Mike Cadogan
- The LITFL Review 104 May 21, 2013The LITFL Review is your regular and reliable source for the highest highlights, sneakiest sneak peaks and loudest shout-outs from the webbed world of emergency medicine and critical care. The post The LITFL Review 104 appeared first on Life in the Fast Lane medical education blog.Kane Guthrie
- TechTool Talk 004 May 23, 2013
- RESUS.ME
- Making Things Happen from SMACC 2013 May 21, 2013The talks from SMACC 2013 – the best critical conference ever (so far) – are being made available. Here’s my talk on Making Things Happen. Video: An audio only version is available here: References from the talk and the slide set are available here For more SMACC talks susbscribe via iTunes or keep an eye [...]Cliff
- RSI haemodynamics in the field May 18, 2013The noxious stimulus of laryngoscopy & tracheal intubation can precipitate hypertension, tachycardia, and intracranial pressure elevation, risking exacerbation of brain injury or haemorrhage. Physicians from an English Helicopter Emergency Medical Service examined the response of heart rate and blood pressure to prehospital rapid sequence intubation (RSI […]Cliff
- Awake intubation May 14, 2013I had some fun today getting intubated. We used the Ambu aScope 2 and the Greater Sydney Area HEMS equipment and approach to airway management. I didn’t receive an antisialogogue or any analgesia or sedation. The big learning point for me was how hard it was to anaesthetise the posterior part of my nasal cavity [...]Cliff
- Making Things Happen from SMACC 2013 May 21, 2013
- The blunt dissection
- no bones about it… May 23, 2013The case. A 15 year old male is bought to ED by his mother with a complaint of throat pain after eating a meal of chicken skewers that were cooked on the family barbecue. He is alert and in no apparent distress, breathing comfortably without stridor or drooling. His observations are within normal limits and [...]Christopher Partyka
- top of the ladder… May 18, 2013The case. It’s 9 o’clock at night. You are asked to review a 45 year old male on the ward for uncontrolled pain. He has a history of Crohn’s disease and is 24 hours post-laparotomy for small bowel resection & stoma formation. He is nil by mouth… His current pain regime includes; Paracetamol 1g q6h [...]Christopher Partyka
- a test of metal… May 11, 2013The case. 64 year old female who is day 1 post elective left total-knee replacement. She has a past medical history of osteoarthritis, bipolar disorder and depression for which she takes quetiapine, lithium and paracetamol. You are asked to see her on the ward for optimization of her pain management with a concern that she “just [...]Christopher Partyka
- no bones about it… May 23, 2013
