Author Archives: ketaminh

9. Dispersion — patientsafe

‘Over the last few years NSW Health have received numerous reports of death and morbidity from central line related air emboli’. This statement in itself is a ‘call to action’. ‘Why don’t we know about this already, how is it happening, what’s already been done and what can we do to stop this’. (see here) […]Continue reading “9. Dispersion — patientsafe”

I Wish I Knew Then What I Know Now (Edition 1 – Direct and Indirect Pressure) — The Collective

Sometimes the really basic stuff needs better coverage. This series will probably start popping up a bit because sometimes it’s good to get people to share the stuff they wish someone said at the start. Here’s Greg Brown with simple techniques that could make all the difference that we should definitely do well. Here are […]Continue reading “I Wish I Knew Then What I Know Now (Edition 1 – Direct and Indirect Pressure) — The Collective”

8. Complexity — patientsafe

Recently a tragic mix up where oxygen tubing was connected to a urinary catheter resulted in the death of ex-Socceroo Steve Herczeg (see here). ‘How can anyone make this mistake?’ Unfortunately events like this occur regularly – we often only here of them via the media – our error report systems lacking transparency (see here). […]Continue reading “8. Complexity — patientsafe”

“Doctor, am I going to die?” — IC-HU PROJECT: HUMANIZING INTENSIVE CARE

Hola a tod@s, my dear friends.”How to respond to an ICU patient asking if she/he is going to die”: this is the title of the article published by Margaret Isaac and J. Randall Curtis online first last September in Intensive Care Medicine, as “What´s New in Intensive Care?”.It is not easy at all to establish… viaContinue reading ““Doctor, am I going to die?” — IC-HU PROJECT: HUMANIZING INTENSIVE CARE”

JellyBean 050 with Jim DuCanto and AirwayNautics — LITFL: Life in the Fast Lane Medical Blog

https://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F288928285&visual=true&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false Jim DuCanto just keeps making stuff. @RollCageMedic caught up with him in Dublin and chewed the cud, the fat and the kids toys. I have kids. You might have kids. Even if you don’t have kids you probably were a kid at some point in the past. Kids chew up and spit out plastic toys.…Continue reading “JellyBean 050 with Jim DuCanto and AirwayNautics — LITFL: Life in the Fast Lane Medical Blog”