Author Archives: ketaminh

She doesnt want a Nespresso for Christmas

Picture of the day! A pregnant doctor with her child on her back is performing a cesarean section to save a mother and a kid in Kenya. pic.twitter.com/BpFWdkXPRn — Aliyu Ndajiwo 🇳🇬 (@Ali_Ndaj) December 24, 2016 The pregnant doctor's note. In low resource settings you will see all kinds of things. Her passion is 💯!Continue reading “She doesnt want a Nespresso for Christmas”

Procedural sedation pearls: Ketamine — Don’t Forget the Bubbles

You can keep staring at the 3 year old’s deep eyebrow laceration, desperate to glue it, but you know it needs to be sutured. Now what? Injured or distressed children present us with difficulties in the emergency department. Children experience a more intense physical and emotional reaction to painful or threatening procedures than adults.… via ProceduralContinue reading “Procedural sedation pearls: Ketamine — Don’t Forget the Bubbles”

Checklists List — airwayNautics

A collection of different checklist options and ideas emcrit checklist 2.0 2016 pic.twitter.com/kMRbKGQUTD — Yen Chow (@TBayEDguy) December 17, 2016 http://emcrit.org/podcasts/intubation-checklist-2-0/ Airway Chunked Checklist: Resuscitate then Intubate; ABC SLOPES MAP pic.twitter.com/CeUAkT83cj — Yen Chow (@TBayEDguy) May 23, 2016 Intubation checklist version 2016-04-14 pic.twitter.com/S1IUhNGD11 — Yen Chow (@TBayEDguy) April 14, 2016 Try this for […] via ChecklistsContinue reading “Checklists List — airwayNautics”

Clarius Wireless Ultrasound available!

#Clarius has received FDA 510(k), and is available online now! For more details, read the full story on Medgadget: https://t.co/GwYPL91VH9 — Clarius (@clariusmhealth) December 14, 2016 //platform.twitter.com/widgets.js #Clarius scanners are fully submersible in water for up to 30 min. Here's a video demonstration: https://t.co/h4D55oM7ax — Clarius (@clariusmhealth) December 8, 2016 //platform.twitter.com/widgets.js App-based Ultrasound @PhilipsLumify @healcerionContinue reading “Clarius Wireless Ultrasound available!”

Episode 14: Thoracotomy — phemcast

Details of the surgical skills course mentioned in the podcast can be found here: https://wmstc.co.uk/portfolio/phem-ess/ The Sydney HEMS Traumatic Cardiac arrest operating procedure can be viewed on their website, and there are a number of useful references within the document: Policies and Procedures An excellent ‘how to do it’ paper, published in 2005, by […] viaContinue reading “Episode 14: Thoracotomy — phemcast”

A Weight on the Chest – Anterior Mediastinal Mass — Songs or Stories

There are a few conditions which make the most experienced paeds anaesthetists take a deep breath in. Anterior mediastinal mass is right up there. Here’s a quick trawl through stuff that’s out there by Andrew Weatherall. Imagine this patient. They are 7 years old. They’ve turned up to the emergency department with fevers. Quite highContinue reading “A Weight on the Chest – Anterior Mediastinal Mass — Songs or Stories”