RFDS surgical airway training: scalpel, finger, bronchoscope variant. See what you do! @AndyCaldin @RoyalFlyingDoc @ketaminh @edexam pic.twitter.com/EUb0AaPiqD — Peter Brendt (@brendt_p) March 17, 2017
Author Archives: ketaminh
Macgyver Medicine
So you’re out there somewhere and you really want to do a thing you think might help but you don’t have your standard kit. Can you adopt the lessons of Richard Dean Anderson and improvise? Mel Brown has you covered. Okay, so I am guessing from the title of this post you have a goodContinue reading “Macgyver Medicine”
Not Surviving Sedation :Guess what they chose?
When a Common Sedative Becomes an Execution Drug https://t.co/y4aqzQ7eP7 — Anesthesiology News (@anesthesianews) March 13, 2017
Victorian prehospital chemical restraint 2017 update
It’s time for another post on everyone’s favourite drug: ketamine! Hooray! Ok, so this is not entirely about ketamine, but ketamine does come into it. AV paramedics have recently received training to administer IM ketamine to agitated patients as part of a greater focus on paramedic safety when managing these situations(MICA paramedics have had ketamineContinue reading “Victorian prehospital chemical restraint 2017 update”
Life on an Outback Cattle station
I was thinking the other day what a very unique way of life we lead up here on an outback cattle station. You see, back in 2001, when I first came up to work in the NT I used to think everyone would love this sort of lifestyle. Why on earth wouldn’t you want to… viaContinue reading “Life on an Outback Cattle station”
#RESCUE116
#Rescue116 pic.twitter.com/N69l6ZZxiY — John Glasheen (@jglash) March 14, 2017 The thoughts of all the extended Irish EM community are with the crew, families and colleagues of #Rescue116 on a very sad day. pic.twitter.com/4OEIF29Hsc — IAEM (@AssocEmergMedIE) March 14, 2017 My brave sister Capt Dara Fitzpatrick lost her life in #Rescue116 crash. We are devastated. PleaseContinue reading “#RESCUE116”
SALAD 2.0 with Master DuCanto
DL superior to VL on a glacier!
@drnmaharajan @ketaminh even evidence says that you maybe wrong at this moment…https://t.co/hWlWKhyWDy — Juan Fco Morales (@medicis1976) March 13, 2017
Outback aeromedical marathon mission!
Detail on marathon mission. Again most kudos to Jane, remote area RN, with critical patient for >24hr; pt privacy precludes more detail. pic.twitter.com/h9e5u6HvFs — Alan Garner (@GarnAlan) March 11, 2017
Miss chardys guide to station cooking part-6-dinner-20-beef-dishes
Now onto the main event. Dinner. The crew have been hard at it all day long and now they are ready for a good hearty meal. Remember, they are growing boys and girls and need feeding well. Beware, the skinniest little Jackaroo may well be your biggest eater. Not sure what the hell I am… viaContinue reading “Miss chardys guide to station cooking part-6-dinner-20-beef-dishes”
Danger, Breakdown ahead
This is the final post of three I’ve been writing about my breakdown at work. The other two, When the Plates Came Crashing Down and The Joy of a Broken Toy, covered how my breakdown felt and the process of getting back to work but this blog will cover how I felt leading up to […]Continue reading “Danger, Breakdown ahead”
Ketamine without the K Hole
How to Administer Low-Dose IV Ketamine for Pain in the ED via @PharmERToxGuy https://t.co/CpS5i9Gqvr #FOAMed pic.twitter.com/YyOwj13ktY — Salim R. Rezaie (@srrezaie) March 7, 2017
Flight Nurse Fleur from Mount Isa
Flight Nurse, Fleur is just 1 of many women impacting Aussie lives with the #RFDS https://t.co/3y0jGgLyEs #InternationalWomensDay #IWD2017 pic.twitter.com/1FP2IpSgwD — Royal Flying Doctor (@RoyalFlyingDoc) March 8, 2017
ROYAL SALAD
DIY vomiting airway training mannequin https://t.co/PhpIxedhvQ pic.twitter.com/lihzHPyfkC — AirMed & Rescue (@airmedandrescue) March 8, 2017
Routine Video Laryngoscopy Use in the ICU Technologically Tempting, but Where’s the Evidence?
Routine Video Laryngoscopy Use in the ICU Technologically Tempting, but Where's the Evidence? https://t.co/bkEZsbMw3u #JAMA — Anesthesiology News (@anesthesianews) March 9, 2017
