One significant cause of morbidity and mortality in patients undergoing endotracheal intubation is the aspiration of gastric contents. Its prevalence is more in the emergency than in elective settings. Point-of-care gastric ultrasound (GUS) is a non-invasive bedside ultrasonogram that provides both qualitative and quantitative information about the stomach contents. The diagnostic accuracy of GUS inContinue reading “Point of care gastric ultrasound to predict aspiration in patients undergoing urgent endotracheal intubation in the emergency medicine department | BMC Emergency Medicine | Full Text”
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EVALUATION OF TRANEXAMIC ACID AND CALCIUM CHLORIDE IN MAJOR TRAUMAS IN A PREHOSPITAL SETTING: A NARRATIVE REVIEW – PMC
EVALUATION OF TRANEXAMIC ACID AND CALCIUM CHLORIDE IN MAJOR TRAUMAS IN A PREHOSPITAL SETTING: A NARRATIVE REVIEW – PMC — Read on http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10510828/
Adventures in prehospital video laryngoscopy – PMC
Adventures in prehospital video laryngoscopy – PMC — Read on http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9843071/
Paramedic-Performed Prehospital Tele-Ultrasound: A Powerful Technology or an Impractical Endeavor? A Scoping Review – PMC
Paramedic-Performed Prehospital Tele-Ultrasound: A Powerful Technology or an Impractical Endeavor? A Scoping Review – PMC — Read on http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10548023/
Prehospital tranexamic acid for trauma victims – PMC
Prehospital tranexamic acid for trauma victims – PMC — Read on http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10035187/
Pre-hospital guidelines for CPR-Induced Consciousness (CPRIC): A scoping review – PMC
Pre-hospital guidelines for CPR-Induced Consciousness (CPRIC): A scoping review – PMC — Read on http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9713363/
Transport of the patient with trauma: a narrative review – PMC
Transport of the patient with trauma: a narrative review – PMC — Read on http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9826434/
We can no longer blame the British colonialists for our failings. This has become our original sin | Indigenous Australians | The Guardian
The referendum was our chance to go some way to fixing things. Instead the moral failures of our founding fathers sit on our shoulders — Read on amp.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/oct/22/voice-referendum-2023-social-media-impact-vote-yes-no-campaign-digital-online-indigenous-communities
Race and Ethnicity and Prehospital Use of Opioid or Ketamine Analgesia in Acute Traumatic Injury – PMC
Race and Ethnicity and Prehospital Use of Opioid or Ketamine Analgesia in Acute Traumatic Injury – PMC — Read on http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10582796/
Indigenous communities overwhelmingly voted yes to Australia’s voice to parliament | Indigenous voice to parliament | The Guardian
Polling catchments where Indigenous Australians form more than 50% of the population voted on average 63% in favour of the voice — Read on amp.theguardian.com/australia-news/2023/oct/15/indigenous-communities-overwhelmingly-voted-yes-to-australias-voice-to-parliament
Did Indigenous people want a Voice? The results from some of Australia’s most remote communities suggest many did – ABC News
Did Indigenous people want a Voice? The results from some of Australia’s most remote communities suggest many did – ABC News — Read on amp.abc.net.au/article/102978972
‘Lies fuel racism’: how the global media covered Australia’s Voice to Parliament referendum
Could the vote affect the way the world views Australia and potentially have an impact on Australia’s international relations? — Read on theconversation.com/lies-fuel-racism-how-the-global-media-covered-australias-voice-to-parliament-referendum-215665
The referendum did not divide this country: it exposed it. Now the racism and ignorance must be urgently addressed | Indigenous voice to parliament | The Guardian
My heart is broken. But that so many white people finally saw and acknowledged our country’s racism, is one of the few positives to emerge from this damaging process — Read on amp.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/oct/15/the-referendum-did-not-divide-this-country-it-exposed-it-now-the-racism-and-ignorance-must-be-urgently-addressed
California becomes first state to ban use of ‘excited delirium’ as cause of death | California | The Guardian
State prohibits the pseudoscientific diagnosis authorities have frequently cited to justify killings at hands of law enforcement — Read on amp.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/oct/10/california-police-brutality-excited-delirium-ban-cause-death-newsom
The ‘air ambulance’ transporting patients to Timor-Leste’s only hospital
In a country where most people live in remote hillside communities, tiny planes navigate mountain peaks in response to its worst emergencies — Read on http://www.telegraph.co.uk/global-health/science-and-disease/air-ambulance-serving-timor-lestes-only-hospital/
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