In memory of Dr John Hinds
St.Emlyn’s – Emergency Medicine #FOAMed This post is from Australia and was brought to us by Dr Ben McKenzie. The events that precede this blog are …
Just a routine resuscitation. The AMAX4 algorithm for anaphylaxis/asthma. St Emlyn’s
Trauma is a leading cause of preventable death, with a significant portion of trauma deaths occurring in the prehospital setting. Interventions such as chest drainage may play a critical role in managing life‐threatening conditions but face …
— Read on pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC12035982/
Massive transfusion protocols are established in-hospital practices for managing haemorrhagic shock, yet critical bleeding accounts for up to 40% of trauma deaths, with half occurring before hospital arrival. This has driven interest in prehospital …
— Read on pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC12911180/
Rapid Sequence Intubation in High-Risk Patients: What Clinicians and Researchers Must Know – A Narrative Review – ScienceDirect
— Read on www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352556826000226
A ‘vibrant and talented’ boy was let down by the very system designed to save him.
— Read on snacksafely.com/2026/02/sealing-his-fate-inquest-finds-catastrophic-failures-in-teens-anaphylaxis-treatment/
Max McKenzie: Medical workers ‘robbed’ child of chance at survival
— Read on amp.9news.com.au/article/9f18b918-878b-4b10-81c4-ebb82e0641aa
The coroner could not definitively rule that the anaphylaxis death of 15-year-old Max McKenzie was preventable, despite identifying delays in the teen’s medical treatment.
— Read on www.abc.net.au/news/2026-02-05/anaphylaxis-death-nut-allergy-max-mckenzie-box-hill-hospital/106307284
Prehospital use of tranexamic acid (TXA) has grown substantially over the past decade despite contradictory evidence supporting its widespread use. Since the previous guidance document on the prehospital use of TXA for injured patients was published …
— Read on pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC12363306/
Prehospital emergency care is an important part of trauma systems across the USA and the world. From a once ‘load and go’ service, the provider’s skillsets and scope of practice have evolved to include multiple procedures that can be performed in …
— Read on pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC12049909/
An inquest has heard that a 19-minute delay in attempting to intubate a critically ill teenager at Box Hill Hospital may have cost him his life, with one expert telling the court the missed ten-minute window “really sealed his fate”. Max McKenzie, a beloved 15-year-old, died in August 2021, nearly two weeks after suffering a
— Read on tanea.com.au/en/inquest-hears-delays-at-box-hill-hospital-sealed-the-fate-of-dying-teen-max-mckenzie/
Four years after a 15-year-old boy died due to a nut allergy, a Victorian coroner is examining if the death was preventable and whether paramedics and doctors at the Box Hill Hospital provided appropriate care.
— Read on www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11-29/max-mckenzie-nut-allergy-coronial-inquest/106022338
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