Author Archives: ketaminh

Training Compassion — IC-HU PROJECT: HUMANIZING INTENSIVE CARE

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 Education of the…Continue 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”

Disruption, Danger, and Droperidol: Emergency Management of the Agitated Patient — Intensive Care Network

The role of physical and chemical restraints, neuroleptics, benzodiazepines, and ketamine, and the diagnostic and therapeutic priorities for the acute care provider. The post Disruption, Danger, and Droperidol: Emergency Management of the Agitated Patient appeared first on Intensive Care Network. via Disruption, Danger, and Droperidol: Emergency Management of the Agitated Patient — Intensive Care Network

Towards the humanized and integrative ICU. By Federico Carini — IC-HU PROJECT: HUMANIZING INTENSIVE CARE

In the last Congress of Argentinean Society of Intensive Care Medicine (SATI) held in Salta, there was a gale of news. A difference from previous years, news came not only from classical areas of intensive care such as shock, acute distress respiratory syndrome or sepsis, but we saw the appearance of humanizing intensive care on… viaContinue reading “Towards the humanized and integrative ICU. By Federico Carini — IC-HU PROJECT: HUMANIZING INTENSIVE CARE”

Brighter Lights for Darker Nights (or How and Why to Set up Trauma Workshops for Your Local Volunteers) — The Collective

Greg Brown, the person with the job of coordinating education at CareFlight on things anyone with a bit of background can do to help make the wide, brown land feel a little less remote. It is a dark and stormy night. It had been a long day at work and you are now driving homeContinue reading “Brighter Lights for Darker Nights (or How and Why to Set up Trauma Workshops for Your Local Volunteers) — The Collective”

The ICU Walk Protocol in English — IC-HU PROJECT: HUMANIZING INTENSIVE CARE

Not so far ago, we share in this blog the post The ICU Walk Protocol.We promised you to translate into English the protocol, and here it is:The ICU Walk Protocol (free download)We hope you find it useful.Best regards,Dr. José Carlos Igeño CanoHead of Emergency and ICU. Hospital San Juan de Dios de CórdobaMember of the IC-HU…Continue reading “The ICU Walk Protocol in English — IC-HU PROJECT: HUMANIZING INTENSIVE CARE”