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Physiology in the Winch — The Collective

Dr Alan Garner has a blog post in the context of a report just published. A catastrophe during a winching operation highlights the physiological challenges we sometimes add in the work we do. The death of a patient during a winching incident in Victoria in 2013 was distressing for everyone concerned. I was asked byContinue reading “Physiology in the Winch — The Collective”

Respect to privacy in ICU

The main priority of the patients and families who suffer critical illness is recover the state of health, relegating to a second flat in the most of the occasions the emotional welfare, even their own privacy and in many cases, accepting that they can´t choose in their "role" of sick persons. Disease threatens two fundamentalContinue reading “Respect to privacy in ICU”

Training Compassion — IC-HU PROJECT: HUMANIZING INTENSIVE CARE

https://youtube.com/watch?v=6iGcdFGvdhg%3Ffeature%3Dplayer_embedded Hola a tod@s, my dear friends. A couple of months ago and thanks to Enric Benito, I met Gonzalo Brito after have seen a talk in the last Congress of SECPAL. Gonzalo is from Chile, and he is a clinical psychologist clinical that expanded his training in the Compassion and Altruism Research and EducationContinue reading “Training Compassion — IC-HU PROJECT: HUMANIZING INTENSIVE CARE”

When PHARM meets the Farm: Rescue, Resuscitation & Retrieval in the Agrarian Environment — Intensive Care Network

Farmers work long hours, in isolated areas using older machinery. When EMS is called to the scene of an agricultural accident -Expect the worst ( you wont be disappointed). The post When PHARM meets the Farm: Rescue, Resuscitation & Retrieval in the Agrarian Environment appeared first on Intensive Care Network. via When PHARM meets the Farm:Continue reading “When PHARM meets the Farm: Rescue, Resuscitation & Retrieval in the Agrarian Environment — Intensive Care Network”

Different Tablets and the Art of Distraction — Songs or Stories

Most of us in medicine like the idea that there is a bit of art to what we do. For the paediatric anaesthetist, the induction space is one of the top examples. Andrew Weatherall has a collection of thoughts around distraction at induction time. If you’re the sort of nerd who follows anaesthesia news, you […]Continue reading “Different Tablets and the Art of Distraction — Songs or Stories”

First Amoung Equals: A Tribute to Dr John Hinds — Intensive Care Network

In the inaugural John Hinds Plenary session at SMACCDUB, John's partner Janet and his mentor Fred MacSorley celebrate John's life in a fitting tribute to the man that has become a legend. The post First Amoung Equals: A Tribute to Dr John Hinds appeared first on Intensive Care Network. via First Amoung Equals: A Tribute toContinue reading “First Amoung Equals: A Tribute to Dr John Hinds — Intensive Care Network”

JellyBean 047 with Mads Astvad of ScanFOAM — LITFL: Life in the Fast Lane Medical Blog

https://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F269404622&visual=true&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false There is very little rotten in the state of Denmark. I got Mads Astvad of http://www.scanfoam.org to come and chat to me about everything Danish. He didn’t do that. He had his own ideas. Brilliant. Denmark; whats not to like?They make all their energy sustainably. They are now number 4 on the Human Development Index.…Continue reading “JellyBean 047 with Mads Astvad of ScanFOAM — LITFL: Life in the Fast Lane Medical Blog”