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Things That Come Afterwards — Songs or Stories

The bit at the start is controlled. Mostly. The bit at the end is more at the mercy of other things. Dr Andrew Weatherall has a practical review on emergence delirium. In showbusiness there is apparently a saying that you should never work with animals or children. I guess the theory is that both kidsContinue reading “Things That Come Afterwards — Songs or Stories”

Playground behaviour — Don’t Forget the Bubbles

This week Lieutenant General David Morrison AO has been invited to my healthcare network to talk about bullying and harassment. Before considering it in the medical profession it is worth looking over what bullying means to children. Bullies have been around since before school even began. There have been many examples from page to screenContinue reading “Playground behaviour — Don’t Forget the Bubbles”

Emergency Cricothyrotomy Performed by Surgical Airway–naive Medical Personnel

Perioperative Medicine | August 2016 Emergency Cricothyrotomy Performed by Surgical Airway–naive Medical Personnel: A Randomized Crossover Study in Cadavers Comparing Three Commonly Used Techniques Frédéric Heymans, M.D.; Georg Feigl, M.D.; Stephan Graber, M.D.; Delphine S. Courvoisier, Ph.D.; Kerstin M. Weber, M.D.; Pavel Dulguerov, M.D. Success rates (P = 0.025) Surgical cricothyrotomy 95%, QuickTrach 55% MelkerContinue reading “Emergency Cricothyrotomy Performed by Surgical Airway–naive Medical Personnel”

Increasing resilience in doctors does not help in a toxic culture

Anil Patel pens review article on low-flow and high-flow nasal ventilation https://t.co/S7zFXypQgX NO DESAT and THRIVE techniques — Anesthesiology News (@anesthesianews) August 8, 2016 @dermotor @DrJamieRiches @CSC16 @startle65 Increasing resilience in doctors does not help in a toxic culture. — Sally Davies (@sallydavies27) August 8, 2016

Want to Become an Sono Star? — Broome Docs

I have some great news for you all – well those of you who live in Australia anyway. The use of bedside ultrasound has revolutionised the way I practice over the last 10 years. Sonography allows us to provide faster, safer and more timely care. This is especially true in remote and rural locations where… viaContinue reading “Want to Become an Sono Star? — Broome Docs”

Crazy madness — IC-HU PROJECT: HUMANIZING INTENSIVE CARE

Hola a tod@s, mis queridos amigos.As you know, last week we ask your collaboration in the survey about the current situation of Humanization of your ICU. We have received 136 forms from ICU of 20 different countriesWe will share step by step the results.To those 136 people, I sent by e-mail the Humanization Plan of… viaContinue reading “Crazy madness — IC-HU PROJECT: HUMANIZING INTENSIVE CARE”