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The Rest of Their Lives — The Collective

At the recent Student Paramedics Australasia International Conference 2016 held in Sydney, Dr Andrew Weatherall was given the topic of “things paramedics can do to produce better long-term outcomes after traumatic brain injury”. This is a version of that talk modified for the blog. This topic, that someone else came up with, gets it. SoContinue reading “The Rest of Their Lives — The Collective”

The Death of DL or a slight over-exaggeration?

Have you listened to @DrJeffJarvis discuss why he only uses VL both in and out of the hospital? Listened now on our #FOAMed #podcast https://t.co/fGCTXi3KGy — Chip with TOTAL EM (@the_TOTAL_EM) September 28, 2016 //platform.twitter.com/widgets.js @DrJeffJarvis explains why he found King Vision the best VL and how it's better than DL in this #FOAMed #podcastContinue reading “The Death of DL or a slight over-exaggeration?”

MACMAN RCT SHOWS VL NO BETTER THAN DL!

McGrath Mac videolaryngoscope versus Macintosh laryngoscope for orotracheal intubation in intensive care patients MACMAN#LIVES2016 — Jamie Strachan (@strachanjamie) October 3, 2016   MACMAN So could Mcgrath increase first pass from 65% to 80% over Mac? Power calc suggested 370 pts needed based on that#LIVES2016 — Jamie Strachan (@strachanjamie) October 3, 2016   Result of MACMANContinue reading “MACMAN RCT SHOWS VL NO BETTER THAN DL!”

#badEM16 free Emergency Medicine Symposium — #badEM

http://www.badem.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/Time-Lapse.mp4 Over the next few months we will be releasing the presentations as blogposts with summaries, videos, podcasts and infographics! Keep scrolling down for links all the talks! Did you attend badEM16? Download your CPD certificate HERE Please take a minute to complete our feedback form – we would love to hear… via #badEM16 free EmergencyContinue reading “#badEM16 free Emergency Medicine Symposium — #badEM”

#badEM16: Ross Hofmeyr – My best and biggest blunders — #badEM

“Let your mistakes haunt you and they will destroy you. Let your mistakes teach you and they will grow you” – Ross Hofmeyr Dr Ross Hofmeyr talks about making mistakes and how we deal with them through telling the stories of his best and biggest blunders. Because the only clinicians who do not make… via #badEM16:Continue reading “#badEM16: Ross Hofmeyr – My best and biggest blunders — #badEM”

Portable Vomit Simulator — KI Doc

https://player.vimeo.com/video/185109587 I’ve just got back from another Critically Ill Airway (CIA) course at The Alfred, run by intensivist Chris Nickson of LITFL. This packed two day course is designed for anaesthetic, emergency, intensive care and rural doctors and combines a multitude of hands-on task training with immersive simulation scenarios. Great fun and highly recommended, although heavy…Continue reading “Portable Vomit Simulator — KI Doc”

The Needle… Or The Damage Done — Don’t Forget the Bubbles

Paediatric critical procedures are rare in the emergency department. Data from one Victorian network showed that 83% of emergency physicians had not performed one in a twelve month period. We also know from audit data that we seem to have a lower first pass success rate (around 78%) when it comes to paediatric intubation. We… viaContinue reading “The Needle… Or The Damage Done — Don’t Forget the Bubbles”

The Hot Zone – Starter Points for Burns Anaesthesia — Songs or Stories

A recent review in the BJA on fluid management in burns patients is a trigger to consider some tips for managing the patient having burns debridement. By Dr Andrew Weatherall Why would you do it? Why would you vary your usual practice with a pleasant surgeon(*), predictable procedures and a pleasant theatre environment just built […]Continue reading “The Hot Zone – Starter Points for Burns Anaesthesia — Songs or Stories”

ETM Podcast Episode 12 – Bruce Paix & Andrew Perry – Approach to the surgical airway — ETM Course

Andrew and Bruce are back, taking a deep-dive into the neck to discuss a procedure that can strike fear into even the most experienced trauma practitioner and one which has created much debate regarding the “best” method (i.e. needle vs knife). (Go to audio) Bruce is the co-author of a seminal paper on this topic:Continue reading “ETM Podcast Episode 12 – Bruce Paix & Andrew Perry – Approach to the surgical airway — ETM Course”